[Target-volume contours in radiotherapy. General principles].

Cancer Radiother

Institut Bergonié, service de radiothérapie, 229, cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux, France.

Published: November 2002

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Target volume delineation remains an important medical step for conformal radiotherapy. In this general presentation are discussed: the main difficulties for evaluation of gross tumor (GTV) and clinical target volume (CTV), the main recommendations for representation according to ICRU 62 report, differences observed during inter-observer volume comparisons.

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