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Inter-fraction movements of the prostate and pelvic lymph nodes during IGRT.

Ulrika BjörelandJoakim JonssonMagnus AlmLars BeckmanTufve NyholmCamilla Thellenberg-Karlsson
Published in: Journal of radiation oncology (2018)
Lymph nodes and prostate were most mobile in the A-P direction, followed by the C-C and R-L directions. This movement should be taken into account when deciding the margins for the planning target volumes (PTV).
Keyphrases
  • lymph node
  • prostate cancer
  • benign prostatic hyperplasia
  • sentinel lymph node
  • neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • rectal cancer
  • radiation therapy