Abstract: 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 used, no studies have prospectively compared the different breath-hold techniques (inspiration, deep-inspiration and expiration) using ABC in the same patient cohort. Methods Patients planned for radiation therapy to upper abdominal tumors are invited t...
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Medical physics
Physical therapy
Nuclear medicine