Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 22-33 , July 2009

Anatomical bases for the radiological delineation of lymph node areas. Part III: Pelvis and lower limbs

  • Benoit Lengelé

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Surgery and Experimental Morphology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department Experimental Morphology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Tour Vésale 5251, Avenue E. Mounier, 52, B-1200 Bruxelles, Belgium.
    • ,
  • Pierre Scalliet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

Received 25 September 2008 ,Accepted 4 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.11.007

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