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3D Planning

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Three-dimensional treatment planning is a critical technique for the treatment of many gynecologic malignancies. It can provide comprehensive coverage of clinical targets of radiotherapy while sparing normal tissues within expected tolerance doses. It is potentially less sensitive to organ motion and less expensive than intensity-modulated radiation therapy or volumetric modulated arc therapy. This chapter described the indications, simulation, and planning techniques associated with treatment of the pelvis, para-aortic volumes, and inguinal nodal basins.

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  1. Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Shari Damast

  2. Odette Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Eric Leung

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Eric Leung

  4. Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC, USA

    Junzo Chino

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Damast, S., Leung, E., Chino, J. (2019). 3D Planning. In: Albuquerque, K., Beriwal, S., Viswanathan, A., Erickson, B. (eds) Radiation Therapy Techniques for Gynecological Cancers. Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01443-8_5

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