RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT PLAN IMPROVEMENT THROUGH USE OF KNOWLEDGE BASE
First Claim
1. A method for determining a radiation therapy dose distribution, comprising:
- selecting and downloading a treatment type for a patient from a database;
determining an organ at risk (OAR) distance to target map, wherein the OAR distance to target map comprises distances to a target organ for respective portions of at least one OAR, and wherein the OAR distances are determined from at least one segmented patient organ image;
selecting and downloading a cohort average dose distance to target histogram from the database;
assigning a dose value to each of the portions of the at least one OAR to form a first 3D dose distribution map, wherein the assigned dose values are from the selected cohort average dose distance to target histogram;
determining a second 3D dose distribution map based on a field arrangement determined by the selected treatment type and the first 3D dose distribution map; and
calculating a dose distance to target histogram for the patient using the second 3D dose distribution map and the distance to target map.
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Abstract
A radiation therapy dose distribution method starts with selecting a treatment type. Then an organ at risk (OAR) distance to target map is determined. The OAR distance to target map comprises distances to a target organ for portions of an OAR. The OAR distances are determined from at least one segmented patient organ image. A cohort average dose distance to target histogram is selected. A dose value to the portions of the OAR are assigned to form a first 3D dose distribution map. The dose values are from the selected cohort average dose distance to target histogram. A second 3D dose distribution map is determined based on a field arrangement determined by the treatment type and the first 3D dose distribution map. A dose distance to target histogram is calculated using the second 3D dose distribution map and the distance to target map.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for determining a radiation therapy dose distribution, comprising:
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selecting and downloading a treatment type for a patient from a database; determining an organ at risk (OAR) distance to target map, wherein the OAR distance to target map comprises distances to a target organ for respective portions of at least one OAR, and wherein the OAR distances are determined from at least one segmented patient organ image; selecting and downloading a cohort average dose distance to target histogram from the database; assigning a dose value to each of the portions of the at least one OAR to form a first 3D dose distribution map, wherein the assigned dose values are from the selected cohort average dose distance to target histogram; determining a second 3D dose distribution map based on a field arrangement determined by the selected treatment type and the first 3D dose distribution map; and calculating a dose distance to target histogram for the patient using the second 3D dose distribution map and the distance to target map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable storage media having computer-readable and computer-executable instructions embodied therein for causing a computer system to execute a method for determining a radiation therapy dose distribution, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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instructions to select and download a treatment type for a patient from a database; instructions to determine an organ at risk (OAR) distance to target map, wherein the OAR distance to target map comprises distances to a target organ for respective portions of at least one OAR, and wherein the OAR distances are determined from at least one segmented patient organ image; instructions to select and download a cohort average dose distance to target histogram from the database; instructions to assign a dose value to each of the portions of the at least one OAR to form a first 3D dose distribution map, wherein the assigned dose values are from the selected cohort average dose distance to target histogram; instructions to determine a second 3D dose distribution map based on a field arrangement determined by the selected treatment type and the first 3D dose distribution map; and instructions to calculate a dose distance to target histogram for the patient using the second 3D dose distribution map and the distance to target map. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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