4D Modeling and Estimation of Respiratory Motion for Radiation Therapy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ehrhardt, Jan (Editor), Lorenz, Cristian (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Nuclear medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Biomedical engineering.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Biomedical Engineering.; Nuclear Medicine.

Respiratory motion causes an important uncertainty in radiotherapy planning of the thorax and upper abdomen. The main objective of radiation therapy is to eradicate or shrink tumor cells without damaging the surrounding tissue by delivering a high radiation dose to the tumor region and a dose as low...