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Advances in Treatment Planning: Is the
“Evidence” There?
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Understanding the Literature and the Evidence
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Caution!
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Small patient numbers
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Retrospective in nature
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Important to recognise fundamental differences in
planning techniques between centres
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Target dose and coverage stipulated
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ICRU Pt or Volumetric
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OAR constraints (protocol or department specific)
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Beam energy
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Number of fields/arcs
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Planning system used
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Sliding window vs. step and shoot IMRT