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The humerus articulates with the scapula superiorly and the radius and ulna inferiorly and consists of a body and two limbs: proximal and distal. The proximal limb is thickened and joins the body at the surgical neck. Its articular surface, the humeral head, is wide, almost hemispherical, and covered with cartilage. On the upper margin of the humeral head is a slight narrowing, the anatomical neck, and two protrusions, the greater and lesser tubercles, or tuberosities. Between the tuberosities is a groove, the bicipital sulcus, through which pass the two crests and tendon of the long head of the bicipital muscle. The pectoralis major muscle inserts on the lateral edge of the humeral head, and the large dorsal muscle and large round muscle insert onto the medial brim [1] (Fig. 2.2.1).

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy

    Giampiero Ausili Cefaro & Domenico Genovesi

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology Mallickrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

    Carlos A. Perez

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Cefaro, G.A., Genovesi, D., Perez, C.A. (2013). Mediastinum. In: Delineating Organs at Risk in Radiation Therapy. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5257-4_3

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