British Journal of Radiology (2006) 79, 766-773
© 2006 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/98024704
Breast movement during normal and deep breathing, respiratory training and set up errors: implications for external beam partial breast irradiation
S Chopra, MD, DNB
1
K A Dinshaw, DMRT, FRCR
1
R Kamble, MSc
1 and
R Sarin, MD, FRCR
2
1 Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 2 ACTREC, Kharghar, NaviMumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Figure 1. Localization of clinical target volume(CTV) on the breast surface with lead markers.
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Figure 2. Box whisker plot showing variation of breath hold time during respiratory training over 1 week(BH 17 = breath hold time day 17). y-axis: breath hold time in seconds; x-axis: breath hold time over 1 week of respiratory training; N = number of patients.
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Figure 3. Box whisker plot showing the variation in tidal volume during respiratory training over 1 week.(Tidal 17 = tidal volume from day 17). y-axis: tidal volume in millilitres; x-axis: tidal volume over 1 week of respiratory training; N = number of patients.
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