摘要:
A method of optimizing a radiotherapy treatment plan is disclosed, comprising the steps of a. Obtaining a deliverable input treatment plan, b. Optimizing the deliverable input treatment plan to obtain an optimized treatment plan, using an objective function and at least one constraint, wherein i. the objective function is related to reducing the plan complexity in terms of minimizing the machine output (MU) and/or minimizing the time required to deliver the plan and/or maximizing the segment area, and/or minimizing jaggedness of the MLC shapes, ii. To ensure that the quality is maintained, the at least one constraint is based on the dose distribution of the input plan, related to maintaining an acceptable dose distribution.
摘要:
A system and method for controlling radiation delivery from a radiation source (20) to an object are disclosed. The method includes defining a field on the object for radiation delivery. The field includes a plurality of cells (102), each cell having a defined treatment intensity level. The cells are grouped to form a matrix (100) having at least one dimension approximately equal to a width of a collimator leaf (97, 98) capable of blocking radiation emitted from the radiation source. The method further includes decomposing the matrix into orthogonal matrices and optimizing delivery of the radiation by selecting a combination of orthogonal matrices to minimize junction effects.
摘要:
A system and method for controlling radiation delivery from a radiation source (20) to an object are disclosed. The method includes defining a field on the object for radiation delivery. The field includes a plurality of cells (102), each cell having a defined treatment intensity level. The cells are grouped to form a matrix (100) having at least one dimension approximately equal to a width of a collimator leaf (97, 98) capable of blocking radiation emitted from the radiation source. The method further includes decomposing the matrix into orthogonal matrices and optimizing delivery of the radiation by selecting a combination of orthogonal matrices to minimize junction effects.
摘要:
A radiation planning system includes a predictor-corrector optimizer unit which computes a predicted dose based on a collection of control points with a current approximate dose, each control point with a corresponding set of leaf positions, and determines an additional control point with a corresponding set of leaf positions based on a difference of the predicted fluence and the current approximate fluence through a least cost or shortest path in a layered graph structure of realizable leaf positions. Tools are described to help a planner to evaluate the effect of parameter changes to the current plan based on an identified zone of influence. The planner interactively views the current plan based on a visualization of the plan objectives and correlations between the objectives.
摘要:
Methods and devices for controlling movement of a carriage of a multi-leaf collimator are provided. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a desired position of each of a set of leaves on the carriage in each of a plurality of segments from a field, determining an allowable moving range set of the carriage according to the desired position, the allowable moving range set including a respective allowable moving range of the carriage in each of the segments, determining a respective position of the carriage in each of the segments according to the allowable moving range set, and controlling the movement of the carriage according to the determined positions of the carriage in the segments.
摘要:
The subject matter described herein provides methods for developing an IMRT treatment plan for a radiotherapy system. In one aspect, the method can include providing initial treatment parameters. These parameters can include a number of isotopic beams, a transmission angle for each beam, a prescribed dose for a target, and dose volume histogram constraints. The method can further include determining an initial fluence map including one or more beamlets. The initial fluence map can specify a fluence value for each beamlet. The method can further include determining a delivery sequence for the fluence values in the initial fluence map. The delivery sequence can include one or more apertures formed by the leaves of a collimator. These apertures can have a specified size constrained to substantially less than a maximum size associated with the collimator when the isotopic beam is near a critical structure. Related apparatus and systems are also described.
摘要:
An optimisation method for a fluence pattern to be provided via a radiotherapeutic apparatus comprising a multi-leaf collimator comprises an iteration of a progressive solution (such as a gradient approach) of the fluence profile, at least some iterations including a weighted penalty function which varies between solutions favoured by the collimator design and solutions not so favoured, later iterations including the penalty function at a greater weight. Thus, the penalty function represents locally preferred solutions derived from the constraints of the multi-leaf collimator (MLC). As the iteration progresses, the greater weight assigned to the penalty function drives the method towards a solution which is possible given the MLC constraints. However, the lesser weight attached in the early stages of the iteration allows the method to settle towards a genuinely preferred solution. Overall, therefore, the method migrates towards a theoretically ideal solution and then diverts to a nearby practically possible solution. In this way, a solution is obtained which can be put into practice but is close to a theoretically ideal solution, i.e. a solution that would be preferred in the absence of MLC constraints.
摘要:
A system and method for radiation therapy delivery. The present invention provides for optimizing radiation delivery by accounting for the physical attributes of a beam shielding device (401) when determining an optimal radiation treatment These include, for example, constraining the optimization engine with realizable positioning of plates and/or collimator leaves. Thus, an optimal set of fields and intensity levels for those fields are chosen.