Course book Advanced Treatment Planning 2018

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Target volumes – overlaps
• Review DVHs carefully
• Overall, more robust
method
From ICRU 83
PTV
PRV
PTV ∩ PRV PTV-PRV
PTV ∩ PRV PTV-PRV
PTV = (PTV-PRV)
+ (PTV ∩ PRV)
PTV