Mercy oncologists & hematologists offer active breathing coordinator (ABC) devices to minimize movement during radiation treatment. Learn more about this treatment.

Our radiation department is equipped with the Elekta Active Breathing Coordinator™ (ABC), which assists the patient in a comfortable, consistent DIBH. The breath-hold remains in the patient’s control and beam gating is achieved using the Response gating interface.

The Active Breathing Coordinator (ABC) device is used to reduce the amount your organs move by holding your breath for you. This is called a breath hold. The ABC device has a nose clip, mouth piece, tubing and green button.

Jun 7, 2023 · This video will explain why and how an Active Breathing Coordinator device, or ABC device may be used during your radiation treatment for breast cancer. ...more.

What is an Active Breathing CoordinatorTM (ABC) device? When you breathe, the organs in your chest and abdomen (for example, your liver and heart) move. The Active Breathing CoordinatorTM (ABC) device is used to reduce the amount your organs move by holding your breath for you. This is called a breath hold.

Active Breathing Coordinator (ABC) Device technique works for patient receiving radiation therapy for lung cancer or abdominal tumors. This technique is more...

Active Breathing Coordinator (ABC). We have assessed this device and found it can be used to keep your lungs still during radiotherapy. What happens during the CT planning scan? We will show you the device and ask you to try using it to hold your breath for 5, 10, 15 and 20 seconds.

Sep 27, 2021 · In a new case study, the team at Sichuan Cancer Hospital Radiotherapy Center describes how they apply the moderate deep inspiration breath-hold **** (mDIBH) technique using Elekta’s Active Breathing Coordinator ™ (ABC) to deliver SBRT in patients with lung metastases.

What is the Active Breathing Coordinator (ABC)? Your breathing can have an effect on the position of organs in your body. The Active Breathing Coordinator is a device that helps you to hold your breath, which leads to a reduction of the movement of these organs. Why do I need to use it for treatment?

Another promising technique is moderate deep inspiration breath hold (mDIBH) with the Active Breathing Coordinator (ABC) device. ABC allows for reproducible immobilization of the chest wall by monitoring the patient’s breathing cycle and implementing a breath hold …