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Treatment course simulations for use of different setup protocols

C. Baum et al. 2005: Dosimetric consequences of the application of off-line setup error correction protocols and a hull-volume definition strategy for intensity modulated radiotherapy of prostate cancer. Rad. Onc. 76(1) → Almost all setup correction protocols are similarly efficient in ensuring CTV coverage in presence of setup errors!

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Important conclusion for clinical practice: No need to do especially sophisticated and complicated corrections, but instead implement a workflow with a few simple corrections in a thorough way!

ESTRO IMRT course 2015 Adaptive Radiotherapy Brussels October 8th, 2015

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