Studying the dosimetric impact of exercise to generate adapted patient-specific margins in EBRT planning
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV
- Publication Date
- 2016-10-19
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[0001] This application relates generally to external beam radiation therapy (EBRT). This application finds particular application in connection with generating patient-specific treatment margins and will be described with particular reference thereto. However, it should be understood that the present application also applies to other use cases and is not necessarily limited to the applications described above. Background technique
[0002] In extracorporeal beam radiation therapy (EBRT), a spatially targeted radiation dose is applied to a tumor or other target containing cancerous or malignant tissue. Growing and rapidly proliferating cancer cells are often more susceptible to damage from radiation than normal cells, so that a properly planned dose administered preferentially kills cancerous or malignant tissue. To ensure that a tumor or other target is adequately irradiated, a radiation treatment plan (RTP) is usually planned with a treatment margin aroun...