Published 2008 | Version v1
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Advantage of using deep inspiration breath hold with active breathing control and image-guided radiation therapy for patients treated with lung cancers

Creators

  • 1. Indo-American Cancer Institute and Research Center, Hyderabad (India)
  • 2. Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur (India)

Description

To evaluate the impact of moderate deep inspiration breath hold (mDIBH) using an active breathing control (ABC) apparatus on heart, spinal cord, liver and contra lateral lung doses and its volumes compared with free breathing (FB) with lung cancer irradiation

Part of:
International conference on Medical Physics and twenty ninth annual conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India: souvenir and book of abstracts

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Association of Medical Physicists of India
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
International conference on Medical Physics and twenty ninth annual conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India : souvenir and book of abstracts
Imprint Pagination
166 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 37-38

Conference

Title
international conference on medical physics; 29. annual conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India
Acronym
ICMP-2008
Dates
26-29 Nov 2008
Place
Mumbai (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
40077744
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CAT SCANNING; LUNGS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATION
Descriptors DEC
BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DOSES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY

Optional Information

Notes
2 refs., 2 figs.