Mesorectal shape variation in rectal cancer radiotherapy in prone position using a belly board

Background and purpose: In rectal cancer patients, radiotherapy in prone position using a belly board can reduce the dose to organs at risk. For this patient group we investigated inter-fraction shape variation of the mesorectal part of the clinical target volume (CTV) and determined planning target...

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Main Authors: Maurice C. Cox, Pètra M. Braam, Heidi Rütten, Ruud van Leeuwen, Markus Wendling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405631621000464