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Yoganathan, S. A., Das, K. J. Maria, Agarwal, Arpita, Kumar, Shaleen |
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Journal of Medical Physics; Jul-Sep2017, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p101-115, 15p |
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Tumors in thoracic and upper abdomen regions such as lungs, liver, pancreas, esophagus, and breast move due to respiration. Respiration-induced motion introduces uncertainties in radiotherapy treatments of these sites and is regarded as a significant bottleneck in achieving highly conformal dose distributions. Recent developments in radiation therapy have resulted in (i) motion-encompassing, (ii) respiratory gating, and (iii) tracking methods for adapting the radiation beam aperture to account for the respiration-induced target motion. The purpose of this review is to discuss the magnitude, impact, and management of respiration-induced tumor motion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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