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Breast Cancer
Respiratory motion in breast cancer patients predicted by adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system
January 12th, 2006
Respiratory motion could be predicted by using the adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). According to a study from Norway, "The quality of radiation therapy delivered for treating cancer patients is related to set-up errors and organ motion. Due to the margins needed to ensure adequate target coverage, many breast cancer patients have been shown to develop late side effects such as pneumonitis and cardiac damage." "Breathing-adapted radiation therapy offers the potential for precise radiation dose delivery to a moving target and thereby reduces the side effects substantially. However, the basic requirement for breathing-adapted radiation...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-12)
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