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Cone Beam CT - Aifm

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Why IGRT?<br />

• Gradual change in anatomy and shape:<br />

- changes over weeks (eg H&N patients)<br />

Adapt treatment plan<br />

• Daily changes (organ filling or emptying):<br />

- eg bladder and rectum causing displacement or<br />

deformation of prostate<br />

adjust treatment position /adaptation<br />

• Fast changes:<br />

- tumor motion due to respiration<br />

track or gate the treatment beam or “freeze” the<br />

motion

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