Design of and technical challenges involved in a framework for multicentric radiotherapy treatment planning studies

Author(s):
Roelofs, E.; Persoon, L.; Qamhiyeh, S.; Verhaegen, F.; Ruysscher, D. de; Scholz, M.; Iancu, G.; Engelsman, M.; Rasch, C.; Zijp, L.; Meerleer, G. de; Coghe, M.; Langendijk, J.; Schilstra, C.; Pijls-Johannesma, M.; Lambin, P.
Published
2010
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

This report introduces a framework for comparing radiotherapy treatment planning in multicentric in silico clinical trials. Quality assurance, data incompatibility, transfer and storage issues, and uniform analysis of results are discussed. The solutions that are given provide a useful guide for the set-up of future multicentric planning studies or public repositories of high quality data. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. Radiotherapy and Oncology 97 (2010) 567-571

Treatment planning studiesIn silicoRadiotherapyMulticentricClinical trialQuality assurancePublic repositoriesData pooling
Date issued
2010-12-01
Language
English
Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
Is part of
Radiotherapy and Oncology (2010), Vol. 97, no. 3, p. 567-571
hdl
1887/3281701
doi
10.1016/j.radonc.2010.08.009