System and method of calculating dose uncertainty
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1. A method of evaluating dosimetric uncertainties for a radiation delivery, the radiation delivery performed pursuant to a treatment plan and the treatment plan comprising machine delivery instructions, the method comprising:
- identifying a data parameter for the radiation delivery device;
identifying uncertainty in the data parameter related to the delivery instructions;
generating a dose map using the delivery instructions and a dose calculation module; and
generating a statistical uncertainty map utilizing the uncertainty in the data parameter, the delivery instructions, and the dose calculation module, the statistical uncertainty map representing an uncertainty indication in the dose map related to the uncertainty in the data parameter.
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Abstract
A dose calculation tool operable to generate a variance map that represents a dose uncertainty. The variance map illustrates on a point-by-point basis where high uncertainty in the dose may exist and where low uncertainty in the dose may exist. The dose uncertainty is a result of an error in one or more data parameters related to a delivery parameter or a computational parameter.
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1. A method of evaluating dosimetric uncertainties for a radiation delivery, the radiation delivery performed pursuant to a treatment plan and the treatment plan comprising machine delivery instructions, the method comprising:
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identifying a data parameter for the radiation delivery device; identifying uncertainty in the data parameter related to the delivery instructions; generating a dose map using the delivery instructions and a dose calculation module; and generating a statistical uncertainty map utilizing the uncertainty in the data parameter, the delivery instructions, and the dose calculation module, the statistical uncertainty map representing an uncertainty indication in the dose map related to the uncertainty in the data parameter. - 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, 29)
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