Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson -- An optimized forward treatment planning technique for intensity modulated radiation treatment (IMRT) of prostate cancer

AN OPTIMIZED FORWARD-PLANNING TECHNIQUE FOR INTENSITY MODULATED TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER
Ying Xiao, Richard K. Valicenti, James M. Galvin

Department of Radiation Oncology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Purpose:
To propose an optimized forward treatment planning technique for intensity modulated radiation treatment (IMRT) of prostate cancer. The technique uses past treatment planning experience as the initial condition for optimization. The resulting fields are limited in number and have a controlled intensity pattern, thus simplify dose delivery and portal verification.

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