Treatment plan quality assessment for radiotherapy of rectal cancer patients using prediction of organ-at-risk dose metrics

Treatment plan quality assessment for radiotherapy of rectal cancer patients using prediction of organ-at-risk dose metrics

Background and purpose: Radiotherapy centers frequently lack simple tools for periodic treatment plan verification and feedback on current plan quality. It is difficult to measure treatment quality over different years or during the planning process. Here, we implemented plan quality assurance (QA)...

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Main Authors: Ana Vaniqui, Richard Canters, Femke Vaassen, Colien Hazelaar, Indra Lubken, Kirsten Kremer, Cecile Wolfs, Wouter van Elmpt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Treatment planning QA
Prediction model
Overlap volume histogram (OVH)
Knowledge based treatment planning
Dose–distance relation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405631620300695

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