Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer 2017

Margins ? ! ?

So margins for ………….

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microscopic spread ?

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peri-prostatic extension ?

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subclinical disease ?

Δ CTV definition

ONE DEFINITION:

For prostate brachytherapy the

CTV corresponds to the visible contour

of the prostate expanded with a three-dimensional volume expansion

of 3 mm

This three-dimensional expansion can be constrained to the anterior rectal

wall (posterior direction) and the bladder neck (cranial direction).

In case of >T2 disease, the macroscopic extracapsular extension in taken

into account when contouring the prostate volume.