RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PLANNING AND TREATMENT
VOLUMES:
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CTV: preintervention (biopsy, surgery or systemic therapy) GTV, expanded by clinical
judgment to accommodate imaging uncertainties and suspected adjacent microscopic infiltration
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ITV: expansion for respiratory motion (use 4DCT if available)
TECHNIQUE:
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3D conformal or IMRT
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V20 and pulmonary function status should be taken into account
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