METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC ESTIMATION OF UTILITY OF ADAPTIVE RADIATION THERAPY RE-PLANNING

A method and system determines a utility of performing a re-planning on a patient during a radiation therapy planning. Quality improvements which may be made possible by re-planning the patient are automatically estimated, independent of clinician bias. This enables the clinician to make an informed...

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Hauptverfasser: MALLYA, Yogisha, KUMAR, Prashant
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Zusammenfassung:A method and system determines a utility of performing a re-planning on a patient during a radiation therapy planning. Quality improvements which may be made possible by re-planning the patient are automatically estimated, independent of clinician bias. This enables the clinician to make an informed decision regarding whether to re-plan the patient in a fast and efficient manner. This achieves more uniformity and predictability in the adaptive re-planning.