Radiobiologically based analysis of the influence of breathing motion and DIR method on lung treatment plans

Conclusion The radiobiological and dosimetric analyses showed the importance of taking into account the breathing motion during treatment planning. That was especially evident for smaller tumors and tumors with large motion extent. Also, the importance of choosing the proper DIR method was found to be great since it may lead to large differences in the accumulated 4D dose distribution.
Source: Journal of Radiation Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research