Comparison of breath-hold and free-breathing positions of an external fiducial by analysis of respiratory traces

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 34-42

  Hunjan, Sandeep ^a   Starkschall, George ^a   Rosen, Isaac ^a   Prado, Karl ^a   Tolani, Naresh ^a   Balter, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breath hold; ITV; Lung tumor; Respiratory monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049144760     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v9i3.2768     Document Type: Article

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