Method and system for evaluating quality assurance criteria in delivery of a treatment plan
First Claim
1. A method of system-level quality assurance, the method comprising:
- acquiring image data of a patient;
generating a treatment plan for the patient based at least in part on the image data, the treatment plan including a calculated radiation dose to be delivered to the patient;
acquiring an on-line CT image of the patient in substantially a treatment position;
delivering at least a portion of the calculated radiation dose to the patient;
monitoring quality assurance criteria related to the delivery of the treatment plan;
calculating the radiation dose received by the patient using the on-line CT image; and
determining whether delivery of the treatment plan occurred as intended based on the quality assurance criteria and the radiation dose received by the patient.
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Abstract
System and method of evaluating quality assurance criteria related to the delivery of a radiation therapy treatment plan. The method includes the acts of acquiring image data of a patient, generating a treatment plan for the patient based at least in part on the image data, the treatment plan including a calculated radiation dose to be delivered to the patient, acquiring an on-line image of the patient in substantially a treatment position, delivering at least a portion of the calculated radiation dose to the patient, monitoring quality assurance criteria related to the delivery of the treatment plan, calculating the radiation dose received by the patient, and determining whether delivery of the treatment plan occurred as intended based on the quality assurance criteria and the radiation dose received by the patient.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of system-level quality assurance, the method comprising:
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acquiring image data of a patient; generating a treatment plan for the patient based at least in part on the image data, the treatment plan including a calculated radiation dose to be delivered to the patient; acquiring an on-line CT image of the patient in substantially a treatment position; delivering at least a portion of the calculated radiation dose to the patient; monitoring quality assurance criteria related to the delivery of the treatment plan; calculating the radiation dose received by the patient using the on-line CT image; and determining whether delivery of the treatment plan occurred as intended based on the quality assurance criteria and the radiation dose received by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A unified system for verifying delivery of a radiation therapy treatment plan to a patient, the system comprising:
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a radiation therapy treatment device including a computer processor, the radiation therapy treatment device operable to deliver radiation to a patient; and a software program stored in a computer readable medium accessible by the computer processor, the software being operable to acquire image data of a patient, generate a treatment plan for the patient based at least in part on the image data, the treatment plan including a calculated radiation dose to be delivered to the patient, acquire an on-line CT image of the patient in substantially a treatment position, deliver at least a portion of the calculated radiation dose to the patient, monitor quality assurance criteria related to the delivery of the treatment plan, calculate the radiation dose received by the patient using the on-line CT image, and determine whether delivery of the treatment plan occurred as intended based on the quality assurance criteria and the radiation dose received by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of system-level quality assurance, the method comprising:
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acquiring a first image of a patient; generating a treatment plan for the patient based at least in part on the image data, the treatment plan including a calculated radiation dose to be delivered to the patient; acquiring an on-line CT image of the patient in substantially a treatment position; generating a deformation map between the first image and the on-line image; delivering at least a portion of the calculated radiation dose to the patient; monitoring quality assurance criteria related to the delivery of the treatment plan; determining the radiation dose received by the patient using the on-line CT image and based on the deformation map; and determining whether delivery of the treatment plan occurred as intended based on the quality assurance criteria and the radiation dose received by the patient.
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