Evaluation of complexity and deliverability of prostate cancer treatment plans designed with a knowledge-based VMAT planning technique.
CONCLUSIONS: While KBP plans had significantly reduced bladder and rectum dose, they were significantly more complex and had significantly worse quality assurance outcomes than reference plans. These results suggest caution should be taken when implementing an in-house KBP technique.
PMID: 31816175 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics - Category: Physics Authors: Wall PDH, Fontenot JD Tags: J Appl Clin Med Phys Source Type: research
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