Influence of Continuous Table Motion on Patient Breathing Patterns

Wilbert, Juergen; Baier, Kurt; Richter, Anne; Herrmann, Christian; Lei, Ma; Flentje, Michael; Guckenberger, Matthias

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.033

Title: Influence of Continuous Table Motion on Patient Breathing Patterns

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Purpose: To investigate the influence of continuous table motion on patient breathing patterns for compensation of moving targets by a robotic treatment couch. Methods and Materials: Fifteen volunteers were placed on a robotic treatment couch, and the couch was moved on different breathing-correlated and -uncorrelated trajectories. External abdominal breathing motion of the patients was measured using an infrared camera system. The influence of table motion on breathing range and pattern was analyzed. Results: Continuous table motion was tolerated well by all test persons. Volunteers reacted differently to table motion. Four test persons showed no change of breathing range and pattern. Increased irregular breathing was observed in 4 patients; however, irregularity was not correlated with table motion. Only 4 test persons showed an increase in mean breathing amplitude of more than 2mm during motion of the couch. The mean cycle period decreased by more than 1 s for 2 test persons only. No abrupt changes in amplitude or cycle period could be observed. Conclusions: The observed small changes in breathing patterns support the application of motion compensation by a robotic treatment couch.

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Wilbert, Juergen ^[1]; Baier, Kurt; Richter, Anne ^[1]; Herrmann, Christian; Lei, Ma ^[2]; Flentje, Michael; Guckenberger, Matthias ^[1]

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg (Germany)
Department of Computer Sciences VII, Robotics and Telematics, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg (Germany)

Publication Date:: Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010

OSTI Identifier:: 21372317

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 77; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.033; PII: S0360-3016(09)02982-4; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Journal ID: ISSN 0360-3016

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; AMPLITUDES; MOTION; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; RESPIRATION; ROBOTS; SUPPORTS; TRAJECTORIES; DISEASES; EQUIPMENT; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES

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                    Wilbert, Juergen, Baier, Kurt, Richter, Anne, Herrmann, Christian, Lei, Ma, Flentje, Michael, and Guckenberger, Matthias. Influence of Continuous Table Motion on Patient Breathing Patterns.  United States: N. p., 2010. 
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                    Wilbert, Juergen, Baier, Kurt, Richter, Anne, Herrmann, Christian, Lei, Ma, Flentje, Michael, & Guckenberger, Matthias. Influence of Continuous Table Motion on Patient Breathing Patterns.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.033

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                    Wilbert, Juergen, Baier, Kurt, Richter, Anne, Herrmann, Christian, Lei, Ma, Flentje, Michael, and Guckenberger, Matthias. 2010.  
        "Influence of Continuous Table Motion on Patient Breathing Patterns".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.033.

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@article{osti_21372317,

  title        = {Influence of Continuous Table Motion on Patient Breathing Patterns},

  author       = {Wilbert, Juergen and Baier, Kurt and Richter, Anne and Herrmann, Christian and Lei, Ma and Flentje, Michael and Guckenberger, Matthias},

  abstractNote = {Purpose: To investigate the influence of continuous table motion on patient breathing patterns for compensation of moving targets by a robotic treatment couch. Methods and Materials: Fifteen volunteers were placed on a robotic treatment couch, and the couch was moved on different breathing-correlated and -uncorrelated trajectories. External abdominal breathing motion of the patients was measured using an infrared camera system. The influence of table motion on breathing range and pattern was analyzed. Results: Continuous table motion was tolerated well by all test persons. Volunteers reacted differently to table motion. Four test persons showed no change of breathing range and pattern. Increased irregular breathing was observed in 4 patients; however, irregularity was not correlated with table motion. Only 4 test persons showed an increase in mean breathing amplitude of more than 2mm during motion of the couch. The mean cycle period decreased by more than 1 s for 2 test persons only. No abrupt changes in amplitude or cycle period could be observed. Conclusions: The observed small changes in breathing patterns support the application of motion compensation by a robotic treatment couch.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.033},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21372317},
  journal      = {International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics},

  issn         = {0360-3016},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 77,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010},

  month        = {Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010}

}

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