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Active Breathing Coordinator-Mediated Radiation Therapy

Known as: ABC, Active Breathing Coordinator 
A method for reducing the amount of radiation dose delivered to non-target tissues. The technique involves teaching the patient to hold their breath… (More)
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2005-2018
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2018
2018
Study of an Oxygen Supply and Oxygen Saturation Monitoring System for Radiation Therapy Associated with the Active Breathing Coordinator
In this study, we designed an oxygen supply and oxygen saturation monitoring (OSOSM) system. This OSOSM system can provide a… (More)
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2015
2015
Active Breathing Coordinator reduces radiation dose to the heart and preserves local control in patients with left breast cancer: report of a prospective trial.
PURPOSE Incidental radiation dose to the heart and lung during breast radiation therapy (RT) has been associated with an… (More)
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2013
2013
Dosimetric differences among volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy (RapidArc) plans based on different target volumes in radiotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma
We investigated the dosimetric differences among volumetric-modulated arc radiotherapy (RapidArc, RA) plans designed for various… (More)
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2013
2013
Impact of a breathing-control system on target margins and normal-tissue sparing in the treatment of lung cancer: experience at the radiotherapy unit of Florence University
In lung cancer, a high radiation dose to the target area correlates with better local control but is frequently counterbalanced… (More)
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2012
2012
A dual centre study of setup accuracy for thoracic patients based on cone-beam CT data.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To compare setup uncertainties at two different institutions by using identical imaging and analysis… (More)
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2012
2012
Poster - Thur Eve - 26: Interfraction reproducibility of heart position during breast irradiation using Active Breathing Control.
The moderate deep-inspiration breath hold (mDIBH) technique using the Active Breathing Coordinator (ABC) from Elekta is used in… (More)
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2011
2011
The use of the Active Breathing Coordinator throughout radical non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) radiotherapy.
PURPOSE To assess feasibility and reproducibility of an Active Breathing Coordinator (ABC) used throughout radical radiotherapy… (More)
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2010
2010
Active Breathing Coordinator in adjuvant three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy of early stage breast cancer: a feasibility study.
AIMS To investigate the technical feasibility of utilizing the Active Breathing Coordinator for planning of postoperative three… (More)
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2008
2008
On-line image guidance for frameless stereotactic radiotherapy of lung malignancies by cone beam CT: comparison between target localization and alignment on bony anatomy.
INTRODUCTION Free-breathing stereotactic radiotherapy for lung malignancies requires reliable prediction of respiratory motion… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Simulation of four-dimensional CT images from deformable registration between inhale and exhale breath-hold CT scans.
PURPOSE We propose to simulate an artificial four-dimensional (4-D) CT image of the thorax during breathing. It is performed by… (More)
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