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Table 1 Results of feasibility assessment (n = 3)

From: Protocol of a study investigating breath-hold techniques for upper-abdominal radiation therapy (BURDIE): addressing the challenge of a moving target

Measure

 

Breath-hold technique mean (SD)

DIBH

IBH

EBH

Participant 1

Tumour site

Kidney

   

Age (years)

32

   

Gender (M/F)

M

   

ABC threshold (L)

 

1.4

0.6

0.1

TBH (s)

 

16

16

16

SBH (mm)

 

0.4 (0.5)

0.8 (0.4)

2.0 (1.6)

RBH (mm)

 

4.0 (2.6)

0.5 (0.6)

1.5 (1.3)

Test order

EBH, IBH, DIBH

   

Selected technique

IBH

   

Participant 2

Tumour site

Liver

   

Age (years)

71

   

Gender (M/F)

M

   

ABC threshold (L)

 

1.2

0.9

0.1

TBH (s)

 

35

35

30

SBH (mm)

 

2.2 (1.5)

1.4 (0.5)

2.0 (2.3)

RBH (mm)

 

1.0 (0.0)

0.25 (0.5)

0.75 (1.0)

Test order

DIBH, IBH, EBH

   

Selected technique

IBH

   

Participant 3

Tumour site

Liver

   

Age (years)

68

   

Gender

M

   

ABC threshold (L)

 

0.8

0.6

0.1

TBH (s)

 

20

20

15

SBH (mm)

 

0.6 (0.9)

0.6 (0.9)

0.8 (1.3)

RBH (mm)

 

2.0 (2.3)

1.0 (0.8)

3.75 (1.0)

Test order

IBH, EBH, DIBH

   

Selected technique

IBH

   
  1. DIBH deep-inspiration breath-hold, IBH inspiration breath-hold, EBH expiration breath-hold, TBH time (duration) of breath-hold, RBH reproducibility of breath-hold, SBH stability of breath-hold