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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Clinical use of iterative 4D-cone beam computed tomography reconstructions to investigate respiratory tumor motion in lung cancer patients

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Pages 1107-1113 | Received 24 Apr 2014, Accepted 20 May 2014, Published online: 24 Jun 2014

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Figure 1. MKB, TV and OF 4D-CBCT reconstructions of the phantom from CBCT scans with target motion of 12 mm and a period of 2.5, 3, 4 and 6 seconds of the mv phase in (a) transversal view and (b) sagittal view.

Figure 1. MKB, TV and OF 4D-CBCT reconstructions of the phantom from CBCT scans with target motion of 12 mm and a period of 2.5, 3, 4 and 6 seconds of the mv phase in (a) transversal view and (b) sagittal view.

Figure 2. 3D amplitude of 4D pCT versus 4D-CBCT with the TV and the OF reconstruction for phantom CBCT scans with target motion amplitudes of 6 and 12 mm and periods of 2.5 and 3 seconds.

Figure 2. 3D amplitude of 4D pCT versus 4D-CBCT with the TV and the OF reconstruction for phantom CBCT scans with target motion amplitudes of 6 and 12 mm and periods of 2.5 and 3 seconds.

Figure 3. Examples of TV and OF 4D-CBCT reconstructions for patient 5 and patient 12. A transversal, coronal and sagittal view of the mv phase is shown. The tumor is visible for patient 5, while for patient 12 the tumor is impossible to visualize due to reconstruction artifacts.

Figure 3. Examples of TV and OF 4D-CBCT reconstructions for patient 5 and patient 12. A transversal, coronal and sagittal view of the mv phase is shown. The tumor is visible for patient 5, while for patient 12 the tumor is impossible to visualize due to reconstruction artifacts.

Figure 4. 3D amplitude for 2–3 fractions for the 15 patients in which, 4D-CBCT reconstruction was possible. (a) 4D TV CBCT versus 4D OF CBCT, (b) 4D-pCT versus 4D TV CBCT, and c) 4D-pCT versus 4D OF CBCT. In b and c points related to different fractions are connected by vertical lines.

Figure 4. 3D amplitude for 2–3 fractions for the 15 patients in which, 4D-CBCT reconstruction was possible. (a) 4D TV CBCT versus 4D OF CBCT, (b) 4D-pCT versus 4D TV CBCT, and c) 4D-pCT versus 4D OF CBCT. In b and c points related to different fractions are connected by vertical lines.
Supplemental material

http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/0284186X.2014.927585

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