External respiratory motion for abdominal radiotherapy patients: Implications for patient alignment

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 217-222

  Kearvell, Rachel ^a   Ebert, Martin A ^b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abdomen; Motion; Radiotherapy; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL RADIOTHERAPY; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING MECHANICS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; EXHALATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOTION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING;

EID: 0347479356     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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