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Figures
- Figure 1.
Placement of a bioabsorbable polyglycolic acid spacer (arrows) on the anterior surface of the pancreas.
- Figure 2.
Placement of a virtual spacer in a patient: a) reference image (without spacer), b) 5-mm spacer, c) 10-mm spacer. Red, gross tumour volume; light blue, clinical target volume; yellow, planning target volume; pink, stomach; brown, small bowel; light purple, duodenum; green, spacer.
- Figure 3.
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatment plans for a patient with pancreatic body and tail cancer a) without spacer, b) with 5-mm spacer, c) with 10-mm spacer, and d) a dose-volume histogram (DVH). Yellow, planning target volume; pink, stomach; brown, small bowel; light purple, duodenum; green, spacer. Dotted line, no spacer; broken line, 5-mm spacer; solid line, 10-mm spacer in DVH.
- Figure 4.
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy plans for a patient with pancreatic head cancer a) without spacer, b) with 5-mm spacer, c) with 10-mm spacer, and d) a dose-volume histogram (DVH). Yellow, planning target volume; pink, stomach; brown, small bowel; light brown, large bowel; light purple, duodenum; green, spacer. Dotted line, no spacer; broken line, 5-mm spacer; solid line, 10-mm spacer in DVH.
