Fig. 3From: Recommendation regarding the cranial upper border of level IIb in delineating clinical target volumes (CTV) for nasopharyngeal carcinomaIsodose curve of the same patient. As shown in the figure, the yellowĀ line is the 26Ā Gy isodose line. Compared with the lateral skull base being included in the CTV (red line) range (b) (contouring method in control group), when the CTV does not delineate the lateral skull base (a) (contouring method in modified group), the dose delivered to the parotid gland is lowerBack to article page