ESTRO ACROP guidelines for the delineation of lymph nodal areas in upper gastrointestinal malignancies.
Contouring
Delineation
Radiotherapy
Target
Target volumes
Upper gastrointestinal malignancies, lymph-nodes
Journal
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
ISSN: 1879-0887
Titre abrégé: Radiother Oncol
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 8407192
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2021
11 2021
Historique:
received:
21
06
2021
revised:
31
08
2021
accepted:
31
08
2021
pubmed:
22
9
2021
medline:
31
12
2021
entrez:
21
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The European SocieTy for Radiation and Oncology -Advisory Committee on Radiation Oncology Practice (ESTRO-ACROP) endorsed a project to provide guidelines (GL) for the identification and delineation of clinically negative lymph-nodal stations (LNs) involved in upper gastrointestinal clinical scenarios. The presented GL is focused on preoperative (or definitive) setting. The project aim is to improve the consistency of clinical target volume (CTV) delineation by providing: a description of the anatomical boundaries of the LNs; a radiological computed tomography-based atlas depicting the LNs areas; a free, web-based, interactive example case for independent training of radiation oncologists on LNs delineation according to the presented GL, by both qualitative and quantitative analysis (through the FALCON EduCase platform). This project was carried out with the intention to facilitate and improve uniformity of future upper gastrointestinal guidelines on nodal CTV delineation. We report methodology and results from the collaboration of a working group panel selected by the ESTRO-ACROP.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34547352
pii: S0167-8140(21)06721-9
doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.08.026
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
92-97Informations de copyright
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