Magnitude and variability of respiratory-induced diaphragm motion in children during image-guided radiotherapy.

CONCLUSIONS: Large ranges of amplitude and cycle time and weak correlations confirm that respiratory motion is patient-specific and requires an individualized approach to account for. Since interfractional variability was small, we suggest that a pre-treatment 4DCT in children could be sufficiently predictive to quantify the respiratory motion. PMID: 28363486 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - March 28, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Huijskens SC, van Dijk IW, Visser J, Rasch CR, Alderliesten T, Bel A Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research