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Kohei Oguma1,2, Atsuya Takeda1, Takafumi Nemoto1
1Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, JPN.
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We developed EMS-Breathz, an electrical muscle stimulation (EMS)-guided rhythmic breathing system that regulates the breathing pattern during radiotherapy by inducing abdominal muscle contractions through rhythmic electrical stimulation. EMS-Breathz promotes exhalation during stimulation and passive inhalation during nonstimulation, thereby enabling repeatable respiratory cycles with minimal voluntary effort. The prototype functioned as designed in technical testing, demonstrating the feasibility of external respiratory modulation. By stabilizing breathing, this approach may reduce tumor motion uncertainty, improve respiratory gating accuracy, and help regulate patient breathing patterns. This technical report summarizes the system design, operation, and potential clinical applications.
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