The effects of the shape and size of the clinical target volume on the planning target volume margin.

To investigate the impact of clinical target volume (CTV) shape and size on CTV to planning target volume (PTV) margin expansion.Using numerical integration methods, margins accounting for random errors and systematic errors were calculated for CTVs of different shapes and sizes. We use k(r-95) and...

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Main Authors: Buhong Zheng, Zhiyu Huang, Jinluan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4183560?pdf=render