Defining margins for systematic rotations and translations: A probability based geometrical approach

  • Peter Remeijer
  • Coen Rasch
  • Joos V. Lebesque
  • Marcel van Herk
Conference paper

Abstract

In the ICRU 50 report, a formalism is provided to account for geometrical uncertainties in treatment planning. In this formalism, the geometrical uncertainties are incorporated by adding a margin to the clinical target volume (CTV), thus yielding the planning target volume (PTV).

Keywords

Planning Target Volume Dose Distribution Systematic Rotation Clinical Target Volume Expansion Parameter 
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Copyright information

© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000

Authors and Affiliations

  • Peter Remeijer
    • 1
  • Coen Rasch
    • 1
  • Joos V. Lebesque
    • 1
  • Marcel van Herk
    • 1
  1. 1.The Netherlands Cancer InstituteAmsterdamThe Netherlands

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