… planning is done in treatment planning system (ECLIPSE) on planning CT scan of the face
and neck … as gross tumor volume (GTV), clinical target volume (CTV), planning target volume (…

… VMAT plans were designed for head and neck cancer … plans should be kept away from the
metallic regions to guarantee the accuracy of dosage calculation. In the jaw-tracking plan, the …

… comparison of the two methods of treatment planning. These differences are partly
mitigated by the use of consecutive patients, similar chemotherapy regimens, similar dose-volume …

… Specifically for this important application, two standardized reporting metrics may be used
in the head and neck anatomic region: the “Hopkins criteria” and the “Neck Imaging Reporting …

… The comparison of the 2 plans shows a smaller volume receiving a high dose in the adaptive
plan compared with the nonadaptive one. Various isodose (in Gy) are displayed for the …

… This study confirms that the use of 18 FDG-PET translated into smaller GTV, CTV and
PTV for the primary tumor volumes in comparison with the use of CT. PET planning also …

… variation in treatment plan objectives through a … planning comparison and learning.➢ All
15 Dutch RT centers treating HNC had> 5 years experience in IMRT and small variation in plan …

… 2 mm that are too small in comparison to the dose gradients of 4 mm (95… plans. However,
setup verification and correction should be systematically performed in head-and-neck cancer …

… comparison, standard three-field radiation plans were devised retrospectively for each patient,
with the same CT-derived targets used for the clinical (conformal) plans. … conformal plans […

… Plans of 22 patients of head and neck cancer that had received radiotherapy using VMAT
in our department … Higher stage head neck cases required comprehensive irradiation of the …