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The Value of Observer Performance Studies in Dose Optimization: A Focus on Free-Response Receiver Operating Characteristic Methods

John D. Thompson, David J. Manning and Peter Hogg
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology June 2013, 41 (2) 57-64; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.112.116566
John D. Thompson
1University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom
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vol. 41 no. 2 57-64
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.112.116566
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23625536

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0091-4916
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1535-5675
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  • Received for publication October 30, 2012
  • Accepted for publication February 28, 2013
  • Published online June 3, 2013.

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  1. John D. Thompson1,2,
  2. David J. Manning3 and
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  1. 1University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom
  2. 2University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom; and
  3. 3Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
  1. For correspondence or reprints contact: John Thompson, Nuclear Medicine Department, Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness, Dalton Lane, Cumbria, U.K. LA14 4LF.
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    • OBSERVER PERFORMANCE FOR ASSESSMENT OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
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    • ACCEPTANCE RADII
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