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To describe adaptive radiation therapy as a closed-loop clinical process that uses systematic feedback measurements to re-optimize radiation delivery plans.

January 1, 1997Physics in Medicine and Biology

Adaptive radiation therapy

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DYDi YanCentral South University FVFrank A. ViciniUniversity of Southern California JWJohn W. WongNational University of Singapore

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Technical overview demonstrates closed-loop radiation treatment modification in oncology patients, highlighting individual plan optimization and safe dose escalation.

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To describe adaptive radiation therapy as a closed-loop clinical process that uses systematic feedback measurements to re-optimize radiation delivery plans.
Conceptualized adaptive radiation therapy as an integrated closed-loop system driven by systematic patient measurement feedback.
Outlined techniques for routinely monitoring treatment variations throughout the therapeutic course.
Defined re-optimization protocols to adjust treatment field margins and radiation doses early during treatment.
Closed-loop feedback enables early re-optimization of radiation treatment plans based on observed patient-specific variations.
Routine customization of treatment field margins accounts for anatomical changes during therapy.
Systematic plan modification allows for safe radiation dose escalation customized to each individual patient.

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Yan et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbde1e7d378569a983678f https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/42/1/008

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Technical overview demonstrates closed-loop radiation treatment modification in oncology patients, highlighting individual plan optimization and safe dose escalation.

Adaptive radiation therapy

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Adaptive radiation therapy

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