A Decision Support Tool to Optimize Selection of Head and Neck Cancer Patients for Proton Therapy

A Decision Support Tool to Optimize Selection of Head and Neck Cancer Patients for Proton Therapy

Selection of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients for proton therapy (PT) using plan comparison (VMAT vs. IMPT) for each patient is labor-intensive. Our aim was to develop a decision support tool to identify patients with high probability to qualify for PT, at a very early stage (immediately after de...

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Main Authors: Makbule Tambas, Hans Paul van der Laan, Arjen van der Schaaf, Roel J. H. M. Steenbakkers, Johannes Albertus Langendijk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
proton therapy
head and neck cancer
plan comparison
IMPT
patient selection
model based selection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/3/681

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https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/3/681

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