Deep inspiration breath hold radiotherapy of lung cancer: The good, the bad and the ugly case.

Authors :: Josipovic, Mirjana
Persson, Gitte Fredberg
Aznar, Marianne Camille
Source :: Acta Oncologica. Oct2014, Vol. 53 Issue 10, p1446-1448. 3p. 3 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: The article discusses the treatment for deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH), focusing on radiotherapy. It describes a study conducted on three patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Illustrations depicting the increased lung volume in DIBH, and increased constraints of lung tissues due to midventilation computed tomography (CT) scan are presented.

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