Knowledge-based treatment planning and its potential role in the transition between treatment planning systems

Commissioning a new treatment planning system (TPS) involves many time-consuming tasks. We investigated the role that knowledge-based planning (KBP) can play in aiding a clinic's transition to a new TPS. Sixty clinically treated prostate/prostate bed intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plans were exported from an in-house TPS and were used to create a KBP model in a newly implemented commercial application. To determine the benefit that KBP may have in a TPS transition, the model was tested on 2 groups of patients.
Source: Medical Dosimetry - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Medical Physics Contribution: Source Type: research