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Take home messages

• FDG-PET is value-added in the GTV-T determination.

• Contrast CT is sufficient to define the GTV-N.

• The CTV-T margins are defined by an institutional or study protocol.

• The CTV-N margins are 10 mm for IMRT & 13-15 mm for 3D-CRT.

• The consensus 2015 guidelines specify OAR delineation.

• Per-treatment target & OAR volume changes are individual.

• Adaptive radiotherapy should become a standard, though a

comprehensive treatment protocol should be thought out first.