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Largest variation cranial and lateral in ‘folds’ and ligament
structures
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Pathology study shows that 95% of lymph vessels are
located in superficial 3 mm of vaginal tissue.
Consensus for study:
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Cylinder 3 mm ‘ring’ expansion, where necessary further
expansion
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Include ‘vaginal folds’ to document dose in folds
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Exclude: ligament structures cranially; air, fluid
Nout, et al. GEC-
ESTRO
2011; Choo et al. Brachytherapy 2005
MRI: cylinder