Changsheng Ma, MD and Yong Yi, MD from the Shandong Tumor Hospital in Jinan, Shangdong Province, China, used RapidPlan and data from 20 patient cases to develop a RapidPlan model for treating cervical cancer with IMRT. This approach "can generate clinically acceptable treatment plans of high quality, while improving the efficiency of the treatment planning process." they reported. 5
Funding Support, Disclosures, and Conflict of Interest: The Zhang, Foy, and Snyder presentations were based on work supported by Varian Medical Systems.
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1 Foy J, et al. An analysis of knowledge based planning for stereotactic body radiation therapy of the spine [abstract]. Poster presentation at: American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAMP) 57th Annual Meeting & Exhibition; July 12-16, 2015; Anaheim, CA.
2 Zhang X, Wu Q. Knowledge-based treatment planning automation [abstract]. Presented at: American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAMP) 57th Annual Meeting & Exhibition; July 12-16, 2015; Anaheim, CA.
3 Snyder K, et al. Development and evaluation of a knowledge-based model for treatment planning of lung cancer patients using stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) [abstract]. Presented at: American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAMP) 57th Annual Meeting & Exhibition; July 12-16, 2015; Anaheim, CA.
4 Liu Z, et al. Development and validation of a knowledge based planning model for external beam radiation therapy of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer [abstract]. Poster presentation at: American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAMP) 57th Annual Meeting & Exhibition; July 12-16, 2015; Anaheim, CA.
