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Control of Respiratory Motion by Hypnosis Intervention during Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer I
Joint Authors
Li, Rongmao
Deng, Jie
Xie, Yaoqin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The uncertain position of lung tumor during radiotherapy compromises the treatment effect.
To effectively control respiratory motion during radiotherapy of lung cancer without any side effects, a novel control scheme, hypnosis, has been introduced in lung cancer treatment.
In order to verify the suggested method, six volunteers were selected with a wide range of distribution of age, weight, and chest circumference.
A set of experiments have been conducted for each volunteer, under the guidance of the professional hypnotist.
All the experiments were repeated in the same environmental condition.
The amplitude of respiration has been recorded under the normal state and hypnosis, respectively.
Experimental results show that the respiration motion of volunteers in hypnosis has smaller and more stable amplitudes than in normal state.
That implies that the hypnosis intervention can be an alternative way for respiratory control, which can effectively reduce the respiratory amplitude and increase the stability of respiratory cycle.
The proposed method will find useful application in image-guided radiotherapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Rongmao& Deng, Jie& Xie, Yaoqin. 2013. Control of Respiratory Motion by Hypnosis Intervention during Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer I. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004625
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Rongmao…[et al.]. Control of Respiratory Motion by Hypnosis Intervention during Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer I. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004625
American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Rongmao& Deng, Jie& Xie, Yaoqin. Control of Respiratory Motion by Hypnosis Intervention during Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer I. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004625
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1004625