Evaluation of an automated knowledge based treatment planning system for head and neck

Radiation Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Krayenbuehl, Jerome ^a   Norton, Ian ^b   Studer, Gabriela ^a   Guckenberger, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated planning optimization; Head and neck; Volumetric modulated arc therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING; ALGORITHM; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; ORGANS AT RISK; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; ORGANS AT RISK; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84946716155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1748717X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13014-015-0533-2     Document Type: Article

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