Published September 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

Clinical validation and benchmarking of knowledge-based IMRT and VMAT treatment planning in pelvic anatomy

  • 1. Department of Medical Physics, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Department of Oncology, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford (United Kingdom)

Description

PurposeThe aim of this work was to determine whether a commercial knowledge-based treatment planning (KBP) module can efficiently produce IMRT and VMAT plans in the pelvic region (prostate & cervical cancer), and to assess sensitivity of plan quality to training data and model parameters.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2016.06.022

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.radonc.2016.06.022;
PII
S0167814016311823;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiotherapy and Oncology
Journal Volume
120
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 473-479
ISSN
0167-8140
CODEN
RAONDT

INIS

Country of Publication
Ireland
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51004937
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ANATOMY; BENCHMARKS; NEOPLASMS; PLANNING; PROSTATE; RADIOTHERAPY; SENSITIVITY; TRAINING; VALIDATION
Descriptors DEC
BIOLOGY; BODY; DISEASES; EDUCATION; GLANDS; MALE GENITALS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; TESTING; THERAPY

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