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Deviation of the upper, middle and lower thirds of the rectum during irradiation of rectum cancer Cover

Deviation of the upper, middle and lower thirds of the rectum during irradiation of rectum cancer

Radiology and Oncology
Volume 59 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)
By: Klemen Salmic,  Valerija Zager Marcius and  Irena Oblak  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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FIGURE 1.

Direction of measurements taken and example of measurements used in the study. The bold brown line is the reference position on CT image; the thin brown line is the daily position on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)
Direction of measurements taken and example of measurements used in the study. The bold brown line is the reference position on CT image; the thin brown line is the daily position on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)

FIGURE 2.

Rectal thirds when using a different alignment method.
Rectal thirds when using a different alignment method.

FIGURE 3.

Rectal thirds when using a method to align the bone structures – the sacrum compared to gender.
Rectal thirds when using a method to align the bone structures – the sacrum compared to gender.

FIGURE 4.

Rectal thirds when using a method to align the posterior rectal wall compared to gender.
Rectal thirds when using a method to align the posterior rectal wall compared to gender.

FIGURE 5.

Fluctuations in the daily and reference volume of the rectum and urinary bladder.
Fluctuations in the daily and reference volume of the rectum and urinary bladder.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2025-0020 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
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Language: English
Page range: 277 - 284
Submitted on: Apr 15, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 8, 2025
Published on: Jun 6, 2025
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
rectal movement,
rectal cancer,
preoperative radiotherapy,
radiotherapy
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Haematology, oncology,
Radiology

© 2025 Klemen Salmic, Valerija Zager Marcius, Irena Oblak, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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