Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Planning
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What does the planning target volume (PTV) compensate for?

  • Effects of organ, tumour, and patient movements (correct)
  • Subclinical disease
  • Inaccuracies in beam and patient set-up
  • Anatomy of the patient
  • What is the purpose of delineating the gross tumour volume (GTV)?

  • To compensate for the effects of organ, tumour, and patient movements
  • To specify the margins around the CTV for planning target volume (PTV) definition
  • To incorporate the GTV and/or subclinical disease into the clinical target volume (CTV) (correct)
  • To define the target volume based on the patient's anatomy
  • What does the clinical target volume (CTV) include?

  • Margins added around the CTV
  • Gross tumour volume (GTV) and subclinical disease (correct)
  • Inaccuracies in beam and patient set-up
  • Anatomy of the patient
  • Which imaging modality is commonly used for patient data acquisition?

    <p>CT</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Apart from CT, which other imaging modality may be employed for data acquisition?

    <p>MRI</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nuclear imaging technique may be employed for data acquisition besides MRI and CT?

    <p>SPECT</p> Signup and view all the answers

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