Implications of Respiratory Motion as Measured by Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography for Radiation Treatment Planning of Esophageal Cancer
Patel AA, Wolfgang JA, Niemierko A, Hong TS, Yock T, Choi NC. Implications of Respiratory Motion as Measured by Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography for Radiation Treatment Planning of Esophageal Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2009, 74: 290-296. PMID: 19362248, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.12.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph nodesFour-dimensional computed tomographyPrimary tumorEsophageal cancerCT scanComputed tomographyRespiratory tumor motionDistal esophageal tumorsDistal thoracic esophagusEsophageal primary tumorsPrimary esophageal cancerMassachusetts General HospitalTumor motionRespiratory motionDistal tumorsCurative treatmentThoracic esophagusEsophageal tumorsGeneral HospitalLeft-right directionsAnatomic locationRadiation treatment planningLR dimensionAP motionTumors