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The clinical utility of imaging methods has generally focussed upon their diagnostic application. In addition to this role, imaging for the radiation oncologist provides a mechanism for definition of the target volume, routes of tumour spread and the diversity of tissue content within the target volume. Historically, the ready application of planar and three-dimensional imaging of tumour location and extent for radiation treatment planning, as exemplified by ultrasonography in the description of ocular tumours or the use of computed tomography for tumour imaging at various anatomical sites, stands as evidence of the importance of imaging to radiation oncology.
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Sutcliffe, S.B., Henkelman, R.M., Poon, P.Y. (1988). The Potential Application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Radiation Oncology. In: Withers, H.R., Peters, L.J. (eds) Innovations in Radiation Oncology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83101-0_18
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