Research Masterclass in Radiotherapy Physics 2017

Wala J, Craft D, Paly J, Zietman A, Efstathiou J. Maximizing dosimetric benefits of IMRT in the  treatment of localized prostate cancer through multicriteria optimization planning. Med  Dosim. 2013 Autumn;38(3):298‐303.  

Craft D, Richter C. Deliverable navigation for multicriteria step and shoot IMRT treatment  planning. Phys Med Biol. 2013 Jan 7;58(1):87‐103.  

Kamran SC, Mueller BS, Paetzold P, Dunlap J, Niemierko A, Bortfeld T, Willers H, Craft D.  Multi‐criteria optimization achieves superior normal tissue sparing in a planning study of  intensity‐modulated radiation therapy for RTOG 1308‐eligible non‐small cell lung cancer  patients. Radiother Oncol. 2016 Mar;118(3):515‐20 

Probabilistic planning / robust optimization 

Unkelbach J, Oelfke U. Inclusion of organ movements in IMRT treatment planning via  inverse planning based on probability distributions. Phys Med Biol. 2004 Sep 7;49(17):4005‐ 29.  

Unkelbach J, Oelfke U. Incorporating organ movements in inverse planning: assessing dose  uncertainties by Bayesian inference. Phys Med Biol. 2005 Jan 7;50(1):121‐39. 

Unkelbach J, Oelfke U. Incorporating organ movements in IMRT treatment planning for  prostate cancer: minimizing uncertainties in the inverse planning process. Med Phys. 2005  Aug;32(8):2471‐83.  

Unkelbach J, Oelfke U. Relating two techniques for handling uncertainties in IMRT  optimization. Phys Med Biol. 2006 Dec 7;51(23):N423‐7. 

Unkelbach J, Chan TC, Bortfeld T. Accounting for range uncertainties in the optimization of  intensity modulated proton therapy. Phys Med Biol. 2007 May 21;52(10):2755‐73. 

Pflugfelder D, Wilkens JJ, Oelfke U. Worst case optimization: a method to account for  uncertainties in the optimization of intensity modulated proton therapy. Phys Med Biol.  2008 Mar 21;53(6):1689‐700.   Unkelbach J, Bortfeld T, Martin BC, Soukup M. Reducing the sensitivity of IMPT treatment  plans to setup errors and range uncertainties via probabilistic treatment planning. Med  Phys. 2009 Jan;36(1):149‐63.