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What is the difference between involved node and involved site irradiation?

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network

In both involved node and involved site (ISRT), prechemotherapy GTV determines the CTV. However, ISRT accommodates cases in which optimal prechemotherapy imaging is not available to the radiation oncologist. In ISRT, clinical judgment in conjunction with the best available imaging is used to contour...

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