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REAL TIME PLANNING (US)

Different subvolumes of

interests are considered

CTV1:

Peripheral zone

(main tumour burden:

in yellow)

CTV2:

Macroscopic

tumour shown in red

CTV3

…..

CTV:

prostate capsule plus any EPE or seminal vesicle

involvement. CTV margins are constrained posteriorly to

the anterior rectal wall and superiorly to the bladder base.

PTV:

should be considered as a CTV expansion

accounting for uncertainties like catheter tracking and

image registration.