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Extent of geometric variations:

abdomen target –

mm to cm

(intra-fx amplitude)

pelvis target –

a few mm

(1 SD inter-fx)

Strategies for dealing with geometric variations in practice:

breathing control

real-time tumour tracking

reproducible filling of bladder and rectum

Adaptive treatment

+ internal margin (IM)

Summary of problem