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Title

Development of Respiratory Motion Reduction Device System (RMRDs) for Radiotherapy in Moving Tumors.

Authors

Lee, Suk; Yang, Dae Sik; Choi, Myung Sun; Kim, Chul Yong

Abstract

Background: The internal target volume (ITV) for tumors in the abdomen or thorax includes sufficient margin for breathing-related movement of tumor volumes during treatment. Depending on the location of the tumor, the magnitude of the ITV margin extends from 1 to 3 cm, which increases substantially the volume of the irradiated normal tissue, hence resulting in an increase in normal tissue complication probability (NTCP). We developed a simple and handy method which can reduce ITV margins in patients with moving tumors: the respiratory motion reduction device system (RMRDs).

Publication

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2004, Vol 34, Issue 11, p686

ISSN

0368-2811

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1093/jjco/hyh125