Progress in Medical Physics (한국의학물리학회지:의학물리)

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Development of a Breath Control Training System for Breath-Hold Techniques and Respiratory-Gated Radiation Therapy

  • Hyung Jin Choun (Interdisciplinary Program in Bioengineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jung-in Kim (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Jong Min Park (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Jaeman Son (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital)
  • Received : 2022.11.18
  • Accepted : 2022.12.23
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to develop a breath control training system for breath-hold technique and respiratory-gated radiation therapy wherein the patients can learn breath-hold techniques in their convenient environment. Methods: The breath control training system comprises a sensor device and software. The sensor device uses a loadcell sensor and an adjustable strap around the chest to acquire respiratory signals. The device connects via Bluetooth to a computer where the software is installed. The software visualizes the respiratory signal in near real-time with a graph. The developed system can signal patients through visual (software), auditory (buzzer), and tactile (vibrator) stimulation when breath-holding starts. A motion phantom was used to test the basic functions of the developed breath control training system. The relative standard deviation of the maxima of the emulated free breathing data was calculated. Moreover, a relative standard deviation of a breath-holding region was calculated for the simulated breath-holding data. Results: The average force of the maxima was 487.71 N, and the relative standard deviation was 4.8%, while the average force of the breath hold region was 398.5 N, and the relative standard deviation was 1.8%. The data acquired through the sensor was consistent with the motion created by the motion phantom. Conclusions: We have developed a breath control training system comprising a sensor device and software that allow patients to learn breath-hold techniques in their convenient environment.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Education (Grant No. NRF-2021R1I1A1A01059845).

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