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Table 2 Suggested PTV margins (in cm) for the total mesorectum and for the 3 mesorectum sections

From: Mesorectal motion evaluation in rectal cancer MR-guided radiotherapy: an exploratory study to quantify treatment margins

 

Total mesorectum

Msup

Mmid

Mlow

Left

1.5

1.5

1

1

Right

1.5

1.5

1

1

Anterior

2

2

1.5

1.2

Posterior

1.3

0.7

1

1.3

Up

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

Down

1

0.5

0.5

1

  1. Msup, superior mesorectum; Mmid, middle mesorectum; Mlow, lower mesorectum
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Radiation Oncology

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