A mathematical aid decision tool for RT planning

Autor:	Sotolongo-Grau, O., Rodriguez-Perez, D., Santos-Miranda, J. A., Desco, M. M., Sotolongo-Costa, O., Antoranz, J. C.
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Physics - Medical Physics Physics - Biological Physics Physics - Computational Physics Physics - Data Analysis Statistics and Probability
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	It is possible to find the optimized radiation dose per session for a radiotherapy (RT) treatment, using a population dynamics model. This has already been done in a previous work for a protocol with 30 sessions and a fixed dose per session. Extending this model to other protocols, with a variable number of sessions, we could change the radiation dosage while keeping the success probability of treatment at its maximum value. This could help the RT oncology service managers to plan the sequence of patients and treatments adapting it to the facilities of the oncology service. Besides, if tumor surrounding tissue is not able to afford a high dosage, it could be useful to extend the treatment to a higher number of low dose radiation sessions, keeping an optimal treatment. Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, World Congress 2009 - Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/0906.1309 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv