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Lead
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
* To evaluate comfort associated with the existing screw-based abdominal compression device and the new automated abdominal compression device in patients with lung tumors undergoing stereotactic body radiotherapy.
Secondary
* To evaluate tumor motion in patients using these devices.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients undergo fluoroscopic assessment of tumor motion with a screw-based abdominal compression device. Patients then undergo non-contrast 4D-CT imaging with the screw-based abdominal compression device followed by contrast 4D-CT imaging with an automated abdominal compression device.
Immediately after stereotactic body radiotherapy simulation, patients complete a questionnaire to assess the overall level of comfort of each abdominal-compression device.
Age
18–120
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
All lung patients from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Health and Hospital System, and Richardson Regional Cancer Center scheduled to receive stereotactic body radiotherapy simulation
Must have initial pre-compression lung tumor motions with respiration \> 1 cm
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Negative pregnancy test
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Concurrent participation in other protocols allowed
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