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TY - UNPB AU - Hawkes, D.J. ED - Petit-Jean-Genaz, Christine ED - Arduini, Gianluigi ED - Michel, Peter ED - Schaa, Volker RW TI - Locating Targets for Therapy Embedded in Soft, Deforming and Moving Tissues J2 - Proc. of IPAC2014, Dresden, Germany, June 15-20, 2014 C1 - Dresden, Germany T2 - International Particle Accelerator Conference T3 - 5 LA - english AB - This talk describes how the latest imaging technologies coupled with advanced computer modelling methods can tell a therapist precisely where to aim radiation beams to destroy diseased tissue. A major challenge for treating many common cancers is the movement of the body due to breathing, motion of the gut and changes in the position of the patient. This presentation will describe techniques for compensating for these movements, and show how new technologies are being brought to bear on the treatment of range of different cancers. PB - JACoW CP - Geneva, Switzerland ER -