Dosimetric comparison of organs at risk using different contouring guidelines for definition of the clinical target volume in anal cancer

ConclusionThe four contouring guidelines differ significantly concerning the inguinal region. In order to avoid inguinal recurrence and to protect relevant OARs, further investigations are needed to generate uniform standards for definition of the elective clinical target volume in the inguinal region.
Source: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research