Radiation therapy (RT) is one of the major curative approaches for cancer. It is a complex
and risky treatment approach, which requires precise planning, prior to the administration of …

Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently occurring types of cancer in males. It is often
treated with radiation therapy, which aims at irradiating tumors with a high dose, while …

The authors provide a survey of how images are used in radiation therapy to improve the
precision of radiation therapy plans, and delivery of radiation treatment. In contrast to …

Access to radiotherapy worldwide is limited. The Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA) is a
fully automated, web-based tool that is being developed to offer fully automated …

The Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA) is a system developed for the fully automated
creation of radiotherapy treatment plans, including volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) …

The fields of operations research and computer science have long sought to find automatic
solver techniques that can find high-quality solutions to difficult real-world optimisation …

Treatment planning in radiation therapy has progressed enormously over the past several
decades. Such advancements came in the form of innovative hardware and algorithms …

Radiation treatment planning is currently in a state of rapid change. Dissatisfaction with past
planning technology stems from the growing realization that:(1) Increases in the local …

This report presents a VR system for evaluation of treatment plans used in radiotherapy
(RT), developed to improve the understanding of the spatial relationships between the …

Abstract Treatment planning is a computational simulation exercise, where a personalized
model of the patient's anatomy is constructed, and beams are configured to irradiate the …