Volume changes
during RT imaged by IGRT
to assess normal tissue effects
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Volume variation of parotids and other organs during
IMRT for HN cancer
PG: parotid glands
SMG: submandibular
glands
TG: thyroid gland
CM: constrictor muscles
SCM:sternocleidomastoid
muscles
MM: masticatory muscles
L: larynx
i=ipsi, c=contro
Ricchetti et al. IJROBP 2011
Courtesy C. Fiorino