Consensus guideline
Recommendations from Gynaecological (GYN) GEC-ESTRO Working Group (I): concepts and terms in 3D image based 3D treatment planning in cervix cancer brachytherapy with emphasis on MRI assessment of GTV and CTV
Haie-Meder C, Pötter R, Van Limbergen E, et al. · GEC-ESTRO
DoseLab summary
The first GEC-ESTRO gynecological working group recommendations, which defined the image-based brachytherapy volumes used today — GTV, high-risk CTV and intermediate-risk CTV — with emphasis on MRI. Citation checked against Europe PMC.
Why this is useful
Where the HR-CTV and IR-CTV come from.
Reference details
- Title
- Recommendations from Gynaecological (GYN) GEC-ESTRO Working Group (I): concepts and terms in 3D image based 3D treatment planning in cervix cancer brachytherapy with emphasis on MRI assessment of GTV and CTV
- Authors / organization
- Haie-Meder C, Pötter R, Van Limbergen E, et al. · GEC-ESTRO
- Publication / protocol
- Radiother Oncol. 2005;74(3):235–245
- Version
- Pending verification
- Year
- 2005
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.12.015
- Disease sites
- GYN
- Topics
- Brachytherapy, Cervix, IGABT, Target contouring, Contouring
- Fractionation context
- Pending verification
- Last reviewed by DoseLab
- Pending verification