Protocol of a study investigating breath-hold techniques for upper-abdominal radiation therapy (BURDIE): addressing the challenge of a moving target

Abstract Background Radiation therapy to upper abdominal sites is technically challenging due to motion of tumors and surrounding organs resulting from normal respiration. Breath-hold, using an Active Breathing Coordinator is one strategy used to reduce motion in these tumor sites. Though widely use...

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Main Authors: Briana Farrugia, Richard Khor, Farshad Foroudi, Michael Chao, Kellie Knight, Caroline Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01688-z