Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography Scan Analysis of Tumor and Organ Motion at Varying Levels of Abdominal Compression During Stereotactic Treatment of Lung and Liver

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1571-1578

  Heinzerling, John H ^a   Anderson, John F ^a   Papiez, Lech ^a   Boike, Thomas ^a   Chien, Stanley ^b   Zhang, Geoffrey ^a   Abdulrahman, Ramzi ^a   Timmerman, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

Author keywords

4D CT; Abdominal compression; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic; Tumor motion

Indexed keywords

LIVER; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

ABDOMINAL COMPRESSIONS; HIGH COMPRESSION FORCES (HC); MEDIUM COMPRESSION FORCES (MC); STEREOTACTICS; SUPERIOR-INFERIOR (SI);

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORCE; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG TUMOR; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY;

DIAPHRAGM; EXHALATION; HUMANS; INHALATION; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MOVEMENT; PRESSURE; RADIOSURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 40949110503     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.12.023     Document Type: Article

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