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TARGET DEFINITION

Findings from esophagoscopy, barium swallow

computed tomography

Documentation (radiograph) of tumour extension

during application with anatomical landmarks

GTV

:

Depth: tumor thickness

thickness of esophageal wall

Length: Tumor length

CTV

:

safety margin for subclinical disease: CTL

PTV

:

safety margin for uncertainties: PTL