Impact of dose calculation models on radiotherapy outcomes and ...

What should we know about photon dose calculation algorithms ...

Keywords: Dose calculation algorithm, Radiobiological models, Medical decision. 1. Introduction. The advance and development in radiation therapy offers ...

An image-based deep learning framework for individualising ...

Radiation oncologists can calibrate the dose of radiation delivered on the basis of the risk of treatment failure, which itself is a continuum.

The effect of dose calculation accuracy on inverse treatment planning

In inverse treatment planning systems based on pencil beam algorithms alone should be upgraded either to superposition or Monte Carlo based dose ...

Model-Based Dose Calculation Algorithms for Brachytherapy ... - OUCI

O'Gorman, Literature review: preoperative radiotherapy and rectal cancer—Impact on acute symptom presentation and quality of life, J Clin Nurs, № 23, с. 333

[PDF] Dose Calculation Algorithms for External Radiation Therapy

The aim of this work is to provide an overall picture of the main dose calculation algorithms currently used in RT, summarizing their underlying physical models

Dosimetric verification of four dose calculation algorithms for spine ...

The applications of Type B [anisotropic analytical algorithm (AAA) and collapsed cone (CC)] and Type C [Acuros XB (AXB) and photon Monte Carlo ( ...

Impact of dose calculation algorithms on the dosimetric and ...

... on the dosimetric and radiobiological indices for lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) plans calculated using LQ–L model - Volume 17 Issue

Introduction to the Monte Carlo dose engine COMPASS for BNCT

The optimization algorithm demonstrates no impact on the dose results, and the statistical error calculated after optimization is 10% to 20% ...

Report dose-to-medium in clinical trials where available

To promote consistency in clinical trials by recommending a uniform framework as it relates to radiation transport and dose calculation in water versus in ...

The effect of photon dose calculation algorithms on the clinical ...

the outcome of radiotherapy. Some models are empirical whereas others are ... tion model on dose distribution in stereotactic radiotherapy for pulmonary.

Accuracy requirements and uncertainties in radiotherapy: a report of ...

Based on modeling of geometric uncertainty, aiming for a 3% loss in tumor control probability, the volume missing 10% of the planned dose should be kept <12% ...

Dose Calculation Algorithms for External Radiation Therapy - OUCI

... affect clinical outcomes. The aim of this work is to p ... radiotherapy from the local effect model to the microdosimetric kinetic model, Radiat.

Effect of Patient Morphology on Dosimetric Calculations for Internal ...

Conclusion: Standard S factors can yield mean absorbed doses for normal organs or tumors with a reasonable accuracy (26% for the cases studied) as compared with ...

Tissue Inhomogeneity Correction for Megavoltage Photon Beams

This report will provide guidance to clinical physicists, dosimetrists, and radiation oncologists who aim. Figure 1. The photon dose calculation problem: (a) ...

Model Policies - American Society for Radiation Oncology

... calculation of non-ionizing radiation surface and depth dose, ... Ten-year outcomes of high-dose, intensity-modulated radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer.

The impact of metal implants on the dose and clinical outcome of ...

Radiotherapy (RT) is one of the most widely used and effective cancer treatments. With the increasing need for organ reconstruction and ...

Methodological issues in radiation dose–volume outcome analyses

models and ultimately better protocols. 共vi兲 Uncertainties in volume-effect models and dose- volume constraints used for optimized treatment planning have ...

Dosimetric effects caused by couch tops and immobilization devices

The results from dose calculations with the couch models included in the treatment planning process agreed with measurements to within 1.8 ...

Spatial descriptions of radiotherapy dose: normal tissue ...

The goal of this review is to describe these recent spatial dose-effect investigations and NTCP models and provide some guidance around their ...

History of the Photon Beam Dose Calculation Algorithm in Radiation ...

Dose calculation algorithms play an important role in radiation therapy and are even the basis for optimizing treatment plans, an important ...