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Anal and Rectal Cancers - ASTRO

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<strong>Rectal</strong> Tumor Motion<br />

• IMRT for rectal cancer limited by uncertainty in<br />

targeting i rectal ltumors<br />

• Consequence of rectal motion due to filling <strong>and</strong><br />

ddeformation f ti<br />

• Data from studies of prostate gl<strong>and</strong> motion using<br />

cine cine-MRI MRI demonstrate<br />

– <strong>Rectal</strong> motion <strong>and</strong> filling was a main determinant of<br />

prostate p intra-fraction motion<br />

• Inter-fraction motion for rectal tumors may be<br />

even greater Ghilezan M, IJROBP, 2005

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