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Would you use different EBRT field edge for an HIV positive patient with FIGO IIIC1 (2018) cervical cancer with positive bilateral external iliac nodes?

Do you cover common iliac nodes (L3/L4) or keep field edge at L4/L5 to reduce bone marrow toxicity?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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In any situation I would not favor bony landmark and use anatomical vascular landmarks. This is a review article in Seminars in Radiation Oncology summarizing nodal RT for cervical ca written with North American and European collaboration.

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