Evaluation and Validation of an Image-Guided Traffic Light Protocol for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
During radiotherapy (RT) treatment, variations such as patient weight loss, tumor regression and diminution of the volume of organs at risk (OARs) may occur. These discrepancies may result in changes in the dose distribution with a risk of overdose to the OARs which cannot be compensated for by a simple rigid repositioning. In order to more easily prioritize these variations according to their potential impact, an image-guided Traffic Light Protocol (IG-TLP) has been put into practice as a decision support system (DSS).
Source: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences - Category: Radiology Authors: Filipa R. Sousa, Younes Jourani, Monica Somoano, Tatiana Dragan, Sylvie Beauvois, Dirk Van Gestel Source Type: research