Modeling respiratory lung motion - A biophysical approach using finite element methods

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6916, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Werner, Rene ^a   Ehrhardt, Jan ^a   Schmidt, Rainer ^a   Handels, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

4D CT; Biophysical modeling; FEM; Radiation therapy; Respiratory motion

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TUMORS;

BRONCHIAL TREE; LUNG VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY LUNG MOTION;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

EID: 44349100259     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.769155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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