Breathing adapted radiotherapy: a 4D gating software for lung cancer

Breathing adapted radiotherapy: a 4D gating software for lung cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Purpose</p> <p>Physiological respiratory motion of tumors growing in the lung can be corrected with respiratory gating when treated with radiotherapy (RT). The optimal respiratory phase for beam-on may be assessed with a respiratory phase optimizer (R...

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Main Authors: Zaidi Habib, Azria David, Fenoglietto Pascal, Vinh-Hung Vincent, Vock Jacqueline, Peguret Nicolas, Wissmeyer Michael, Ratib Osman, Miralbell Raymond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Lung cancer
radiotherapy
4D-CT
gating
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/6/1/78

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