Short-term and long-term reproducibility of lung tumor position using active breathing control (ABC)

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8245403	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2006	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Conclusion: The ABC device demonstrates very good short-term and long-term reproducibility. Increased long-term variability in position, primarily in the SI and AP directions, indicates the role of tumor-directed localization in combination with breath-held immobilization.

Keywords

Lung tumor Breathing motion Active breathing control

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Short-term and long-term reproducibility of lung tumor position using active breathing control (ABC)

Authors

Rojano B.S., James M. Ph.D., James A. M.D., George T. M.D., Marcel Ph.D.,