PHYSICIAN DIRECTED RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING

摘要

The treatment planning engine empowers radiation treatment decision makers, such as a physician, to efficiently identify effective radiation treatment outcomes for a given patient during the contouring stage. Specifically, using the treatment planning engine, the physician may iteratively and in real-time evaluate different treatment outcomes for a patient before selecting an optimal outcome that will guide the delivery of radiation treatment to the patient. By providing real-time information as to potential toxicity and treatment efficacy during the contouring stage, the physician is empowered to make informed decisions at the preliminary contouring stage.

主权项

1. A method for creating a radiation treatment plan for a given patient, the method comprising:
receiving imaging data that includes a representation of an interior of a patient who is to receive radiation treatment; repeatedly performing a treatment planning process comprising:
detecting a contour identifying one or more anatomical structures and at least one tumor volume represented by the imaging data,computing a set of recommended treatment outcomes for the patient based on the contour and previously administered treatment outcomes, andpresenting in a user interface the set of recommended treatment outcomes to a physician for evaluation; receiving a selection from the physician of a given recommended treatment outcome; and providing the selected treatment outcome to a system for generating a treatment plan for the patient that achieves the selected outcome.