Radiation Planning Assistant - A Streamlined, Fully Automated Radiotherapy Treatment Planning System

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April 11th, 2018

10.3791/57411-v

April 11th, 2018

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¹Department of Radiation Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, ²Department of Radiation Oncology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, ³Departments of Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, ⁴Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Benavides Cancer Institute, ⁵Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, ⁶Academic Affairs, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, ⁷Department of Gynecological Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, ⁸Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, ⁹Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University

Radiation therapy is a highly complex cancer treatment that requires multiple specialists to create a treatment plan and provide quality assurance (QA) prior to delivery to a patient. This protocol describes the use of a fully automated system, the Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA), to create high-quality radiation treatment plans.