Producing a radiation treatment plan

Details Producing a radiation treatment plan Producing a radiation treatment plan

2011-04-05

2011-04-05

Kiknadze, Irakli (Department: 2882)

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Specific application

Absorption

Reexamination Certificate

active

07920675

ABSTRACT:
The present embodiments relate to producing a radiation treatment plan. In one embodiment, the method may include specifying a dataset in which an object requiring to be irradiated is represented; determining a target volume requiring to be irradiated within the object; ascertaining a metric identifying a density heterogeneity for a region that will be struck by the planned treatment beam; and determining as a function of the ascertained metric a safety margin for the target volume requiring to be irradiated.

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