Determination of optimal planning target volume margins in patients with gynecological cancer

YILMAZ, Ceyran; GÜLTEKİN, MELİS; Eren, GÜLNİHAN; YÜCE, DENİZ; YILDIZ, FERAH

doi:10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.05.003

Determination of optimal planning target volume margins in patients with gynecological cancer

YILMAZ C., GÜLTEKİN M., Eren G., YÜCE D., YILDIZ F.

PHYSICA MEDICA-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PHYSICS, vol.31, no.7, pp.708-713, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 31 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.05.003
Journal Name: PHYSICA MEDICA-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PHYSICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.708-713
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To define optimal planning target volume (PTV) margins for intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) +/- knee-heel support (KHS) in patients treated with adjuvant radiotherapy.