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Previous studies suggest that inter-physician volume variation is significant (1.5\u00a0cm standard deviation [SD]); however, there are limited data for intra-physician consistency in daily target volume delineation, which is investigated in this study. Seven patients with lung cancer were chosen based on the perceived difficulty of contouring their disease, varying from simple parenchymal lung nodules to lesions with extensive adjacent atelectasis. Four physicians delineated the gross tumor volume (GTV) for each patient on 10 separate days to see the intra- and inter-physician contouring. Isocenter coordinates (x, y and z), target volume (cm3), and largest dimensions on anterior\u2013posterior (AP) and lateral views were recorded for each GTV. Our results show that the variability among the physicians was reflected by target volumes ranging from +109% to \u221286% from the mean while isocenter coordinate changes were minimal; 3.8, 1.7 and 1.9\u00a0mm for x, y and z coordinates, respectively. The orthogonal image (AP and lateral) change varied 16.3\u00a0mm and 15.0\u00a0mm respectively among days and physicians.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>We conclude than when performing daily imaging, random variability in contouring resulted in isocenter changes up to \u00b13.8\u00a0mm in our study. The shape of the target varied within \u00b116\u00a0mm. 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