Investigating the Reproducibility of Motion for Lung Tumours Treated with Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

Purpose: Breathing induced target motion may influence the accuracy of radiotherapy treatment – especially for stereotactic body radiotherapy. The work will focus on reproducibility of tumour motion which was acquired before and during radiation therapy.

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