Radiation Oncology Symposium, Contouring and Target Volume Definition
Tuesday, May 12 09:00-12:00
Speakers:
Patricia Eifel, USA
Andres Cordova, Chile
At the end of this session, participants should:
1) Understand principles of regional target volume definition for gynecologic malignancies
2) Be able to differentiate the concepts of clinical target volume (CTV), gross target volume (GTV) and planning target volume (PTV)
2) Understand issues of internal organ motion and creation of an internal vaginal target volume
3) Understand some of the principles of target volume definition in patients receiving definitive treatment of gross disease
