What kind of motion control do you use when treating lung cancer?
I've found that very few patients have a regular breathing cycle, which makes respiratory gating very difficult. Any other solutions?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
This is a multi-part question with answers depending on the specific goal and tumor being treated. In general, for advanced stage NSCLC being treated with definitive RT with conventional fractionation, I use shallow regular breathing with a chest mold immobilization device and 4D CT to quantif...
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