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Original Article

Can audio coached 4D CT emulate free breathing during the treatment course?

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Pages 1397-1405 | Received 20 May 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Table I.  Demographics of the 13 volunteers

Figure 1.  The mean and SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution in free and coached breathing from day 1. Free breathing – white, coach 1 – hatched, coach 2 – grey.

Figure 1.  The mean and SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution in free and coached breathing from day 1. Free breathing – white, coach 1 – hatched, coach 2 – grey.

Figure 2.  Comparisons of the SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution between free breathing and coach 1 (a) and free breathing and coach 2 (b) in the reference session.

Figure 2.  Comparisons of the SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution between free breathing and coach 1 (a) and free breathing and coach 2 (b) in the reference session.

Figure 3a-e.  The mean and SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution in the simulated courses. Day 1 – white, day 2 – hatched, day 3 – grey. a) free all three days. b) coach 1 day1, free day 2 + 3. c) coach 2 day1, free day 2 + 3. d) coach 1 all three days. e) coach 2 all three days.

Figure 3a-e.  The mean and SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution in the simulated courses. Day 1 – white, day 2 – hatched, day 3 – grey. a) free all three days. b) coach 1 day1, free day 2 + 3. c) coach 2 day1, free day 2 + 3. d) coach 1 all three days. e) coach 2 all three days.

Figure 4a-f.  The SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution (a-c) and the normalised SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution (d-f) for free breathing, coach 1 and coach 2 on the three days.

Figure 4a-f.  The SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution (a-c) and the normalised SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution (d-f) for free breathing, coach 1 and coach 2 on the three days.

Figure 5.  SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution from the first two minutes and the following two minutes from all volunteers on all days.

Figure 5.  SD of the breathing cycle amplitude distribution from the first two minutes and the following two minutes from all volunteers on all days.

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