Algorithms

Data on algorithms detailed by researchers at University of Heidelberg

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 31st, 2008

In this recent study, researchers in Mannheim, Germany conducted a study "To evaluate the accuracy of dose calculation algorithms of different planning systems for postoperative tangential radiotherapy in breast cancer. On a CT dataset of an anthropomorphic phantom, a structure set of the left lung, clinical target volume (CTV), planning target volume, heart, and external contour were delineated."

"The dataset was processed by six radiation oncology centers participating in this multicenter dosimetry project. Conventional plans with two tangential wedged fields were generated in MasterPlan (R), Pinnacle (R), Eclipse (R), TMS (R), and PrecisePLAN (R). Plan calculations...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-01-31)

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