Irradiation planning for particle therapy

摘要

A method for producing an irradiation plan for a target volume includes preparing a modulation curve that characterizes modulation of particle numbers at target points in the target volume that lie one behind another in a direction of the beam. The method also includes determining a current position of the target volume and defining a plurality of target points that fully cover the target volume in the current position. Particle numbers are assigned to the plurality of current target points using the modulation curve.

主权项

1. A method for producing an irradiation plan for a target volume by a computing device, the method comprising:
providing, by the computing device, a modulation curve that characterizes a modulation, in a direction of a beam, of particle numbers at target points that lie one behind another in the target volume; determining, by the computing device, a current position of the target volume; defining, by the computing device, a plurality of current target points that fully cover the target volume in the current position; assigning, by the computing device, a selection of the particle numbers to the plurality of current target points using the modulation curve; producing, by the computing device, the irradiation plan having the assigned particle numbers; and irradiating the target volume using the irradiation plan.