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Formal Components of IMRT Treatment

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Treatment goals - objectives and constraints:

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physical (dose, dose-volume).

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biological (NTCP,TCP,EUD, P+)

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machine limitations

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Method for plan evaluation (optimization)

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“

Tools

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Physical Model – planning for each type of delivery has a

means of decomposing intensity distributions into deliverable

elements

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Parameters – variables for a given treatment technique (search

space)

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Constraints – Physical machine limits (e.g. leaf speed, width)

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Manage complexity with automation / robotics in delivery