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Target volumes - GTV

GTV - Gross Tumour Volume is the gross demonstrable extent

and location of the tumour

So, GTV is tumour you can:

See, Feel, Image

Use different imaging modalities for different situations

GTV can include lymph nodes or soft tissue spread as well as

the primary tumour itself