A treatment planning comparison of four target volume contouring guidelines for locally advanced pancreatic cancer radiotherapy

Journal article

Background and purpose Contouring of target volumes varies significantly in radiotherapy of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). There is a lack of consensus as to whether elective lymph nodes (eLN's) should be included or not in the planning target volume (PTV). In the present study we analyzed the dosimetric coverage of the eLN's and organs at risk (OAR) by comparing four different contouring guidelines. Methods and materials PTVs were delineated with (Oxford and RTOG guidelines) or wit...

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Authors: Fokas, E; Eccles, C; Patel, N; Chu, K; Warren, S

• Journal: Radiotherapy and Oncology
• Volume: 107
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 200-206
• Publication date: 2013-05-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.04.010
• EISSN: 1879-0887
• ISSN: 0167-8140
• Language: English
• Keywords: Pancreatic cancer; Dosimetric comparison; Radiotherapy; Four contouring methods