Experience with an abdominal compression band for radiotherapy of upper abdominal tumours.

Rebecca Van GelderShelley WongAndrew LeAlexander PodrekaAdam BriggsCarol HaddadNicholas Hardcastle

Published in: Journal of medical radiation sciences (2017)

AC through the use of a pneumatic compression belt was found to result in inconsistent reduction in kidney and liver respiratory motion. It is recommended that the effect of AC is evaluated on a per-patient basis.

Keyphrases

early stage
case report
radiation therapy
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
mass spectrometry