ESTRO 2025 - Abstract Book

S3507

Physics - Optimisation, algorithms and applications for ion beam treatment planning

ESTRO 2025

spinal cord was always below the tolerance in the nominal and worst-case scenarios. Plan A achieved the median D mean tolerance for the parotids, while Plan B did not.

Conclusion: A pipeline for automated proton treatment planning was developed. This provides a proof of principle solution. Future work will investigate predicting potential conflicts in the optimisation and considering more complex cases.

Keywords: Automation, Protons, Planning

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