Systems and methods for intensity modulated radiation therapy
US9884206B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1089
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein include methods for performing intensity-modulated radiation therapy on a subject using a plurality of pencil beams. The methods can include generating a treatment plan for intensity-modulated radiation therapy that satisfies dose constraints for each of a plurality of sub-volumes. The treatment plan can be generated using a superiorization technique that reduces total variation in dose space. Additional dose-volume constraints that permit a fraction of treatment doses to violate a prescription by up to a defined percentage of intensity can be used to assist in determining the treatment plan.
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