Abdominal Key

Fig. 2.1 1 heart, 2 aorta, 3 esophagus, 4 inferior vena cava Fig. 2.2 1 aorta, 2 GE junction, 3 stomach, 4 spleen, 5 descending colon Fibromuscular tube that allows…

Fig. 16.1 Representative plan with and without contours (color wash) of the low pelvis of a woman with T1 N0 anal cancer treated with the MD Anderson SIB technique. This…

Fig. 10.3 Lack of overlap between gross tumor volume (GTV) as contoured on the arterial phase (red), portal venous phase (blue), and delayed phase (yellow) for a patient with hepatocellular…

Fig. 6.1 Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (JGCA) classification of tumor location [1] Table 6.1 Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (JGCA) definitions of lymph node stations for gastric cancer [1] No. Definition…

Fig. 14.1 AP and lateral films for 3D conformal radiation planning. AP and lateral films demonstrating appropriate borders based on bony landmarks for radiation therapy. Colors: red gross tumor volume,…

  Potentially resectable Borderline resectable Locally advanced Portal vein/SMV TVI <180° TVI ≥180° and/or reconstructable occlusion Unable to reconstruct Hepatic artery No TVI Reconstructable short-segment TVI of any degree Unable…

Fig. 4.1 The esophagus is divided into four regions by the AJCC. The cervical esophagus extends from the upper esophageal sphincter to the thoracic inlet. The upper thoracic esophagus extends…

Structure Unresectable/neoadjuvant recommendationsa Adjuvant/resected recommendationsb Kidney (right and left) Not more than 30 % of the total volume can receive ≥18 Gy. If only one kidney is functional, not more…

Fig. 12.1 Representative contours for postoperative external beam radiotherapy of a pT2N1M0 stage IIIB adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder. Representative axial (a) and coronal (b) sections of the tumor bed ITV…