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Table 1 Treatment planning objectives

From: Dose-escalation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer - evaluation of quality of life with and without 18F-choline PET-CT detected simultaneous integrated boost

region of interest

type

objective

PTVboost

uniform dose =

prescription dose to GTV PET

80Gy

PTVboost

dose homogeneity

+/-5%

CTVprostate

minimum dose

76Gy

PTVprostate

minimum dose

72Gy

[95% of prescription dose]

PTVprostate - PTVboost

uniform dose =

prescription dose to PTV

76Gy

Rectum

maximum dose

76Gy

(constraint)

Rectum

maximum dose to 20% volume

70Gy

Rectum

maximum dose to 50% volume

50Gy

Bladder

maximum dose to 30% volume

70Gy

Bladder

maximum dose to 50% volume

55Gy