Quarles & Brady LLP
System and method for novel chance-constrained optimization in intensity-modulated proton therapy planning to account for range and patient setup uncertainties
A system and methods are provided for generating intensity modulated proton therapy plans robust to various kinds of delivery uncertainties with the capability for treatment planners to control the balance between plan quality and robustness. The system obtains a representation of a subject and a proton beam configuration that describes a number of beamlets and their respective arrangement. The system computes an objective function, in the treatment planning system, first part of which is about dose deviations from the prescribed dose in the target volumes, second part of which is about dose deviations from the dose constraint in the non-target volumes, and computing dose volume constraints for targets using a probability to control the dose distribution in the target volumes to be between a lower threshold and an upper threshold. Based on this information, the system obtains a robust chance-constrained treatment planning model with a user-adjustable tolerance level.
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
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Wei Yu Jianming
Liu An Liang