Method for automatic anatomy-specific treatment planning protocols based on historical integration of previously accepted plans
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1. A method, comprising:
- generating a current dose volume histogram for a volume of interest during a radiation treatment planning process, the current dose volume histogram based on a parameter for a treatment planning constraint; and
adjusting automatically the treatment constraint to conform the current dose volume histogram with an accepted dose volume histogram from a plan library.
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Abstract
A method of automatically optimizing an inverse treatment plan by referencing data from accepted plan libraries.
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38 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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generating a current dose volume histogram for a volume of interest during a radiation treatment planning process, the current dose volume histogram based on a parameter for a treatment planning constraint; and adjusting automatically the treatment constraint to conform the current dose volume histogram with an accepted dose volume histogram from a plan library. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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generating a first contour around a pathological anatomy, within a volume of interest, to identify a target region and a second contour around a critical structure to identify a critical region; assigning a first beam weight associated with a first radiation beam directed towards the target region; generating a current dose volume histogram for the critical region based on the first beam weight; and adjusting automatically the first beam weight to conform the current dose volume histogram for the critical region to a dose volume histogram from a plan library. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for generating a current dose volume histogram for a volume of interest during inverse planning based on a parameter for a treatment planning constraint; and means for adjusting automatically the treatment constraint to conform the current dose volume histogram with an accepted dose volume histogram from a plan library. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus, comprising:
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a database to store a plan library comprising an accepted dose volume histogram; and a processor coupled to the database to compare the accepted dose volume histogram with a current dose volume histogram and automatically adjust a parameter for a treatment planning constraint to conform the current dose volume histogram with the accepted dose volume histogram. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A machine readable medium having instructions thereon, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the following comprising:
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generating a current dose volume histogram for a volume of interest during a radiation treatment planning process, the current dose volume histogram based on a parameter for a treatment planning constraint; and adjusting automatically the treatment constraint to conform the current dose volume histogram with an accepted dose volume histogram from a plan library. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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