Target Volume Determination 2015

How do we define the CTV of elective neck?

Nodal groups of the extracranial head-and-neck

Parotid nodes

4

Deep cervical chain

Submental nodes Submandibular nodes

3

Spinal accessory chain

1

1

Pretracheal chain Prelaryngeal chain Paratracheal chain

2

1

Transverse cervical chain