BMC’s Yawkey building doors are now closed as an entrance as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our campus and provide you with the best clinical care.

All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter our hospital via Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk before continuing to the hospital. We are excited to welcome you and appreciate your patience as we improve our facilities.

Respiratory Gating

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The body does not always remain still during treatment, and for precise treatment of tumors of the lung or abdomen, even normal breathing can present a challenge. In these cases, respiratory gating, also known as 4-Dimensional CT, is used. The four-dimensional CT scanner, equipped with respiratory gating technology, addresses tumor motion during the process of radiation planning. Movements of the tumor can be taken into account, so the radiation beams can encompass the tumor in all phases of the breathing cycle.