Research Masterclass in Radiotherapy Physics 2017
Current treatment plans are often (much) further from optimality than we know or think!
How do I know: ‐ Literature ‐ Systematic comparisons of clinical plans with automatically generated plans using Erasmus‐iCycle
Bad for patients:
- inadequate coverage - excessive OAR dose Sub-optimal use of expensive resources
Head and Neck cancer
in 97% of cases the automatic plan was selected by physician for treatment
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013; 85(3): 866-72.
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