A knowledge-based quantitative approach to characterize treatment plan quality: application to prostate VMAT planning

Purpose To characterize treatment plan (TP) quality, a quantitative quality control (QC) tool is proposed. The tool is validated using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans for treatment of prostate cancer by estimating the achievable organ at risk (OAR) sparing, based on the knowledge learn...

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Main Authors: Alnaalwa, Buthayna (Author) , Nwankwo, Obioma (Author) , Abo-Madyan, Yasser (Author) , Giordano, Frank Anton (Author) , Wenz, Frederik (Author) , Glatting, Gerhard (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Medical physics
Year: 2021, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 94-104
ISSN:2473-4209
DOI:10.1002/mp.14564
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.14564
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mp.14564
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Author Notes:Buthayna Alnaalwa, Obioma Nwankwo, Yasser Abo-Madyan, Frank A. Giordano, Frederik Wenz, Gerhard Glatting