Isodoses-a set theory-based patient-specific QA measure to compare planned and delivered isodose distributions in photon radiotherapy.

Mateusz BaranZbisław TaborDamian KabatMonika TulikKinga JeleńKrzysztof RzeckiBohdan ForostianyiKonrad BałabuszekRobert KoziarskiMichael P R Waligórski

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2022)

The proposed method is able to spatially locate delivery errors at selected isodose levels and may supplement the presently applied gamma analysis and DVH-based QA measures in patient-specific radiotherapy planning.

Keyphrases

early stage
locally advanced
radiation therapy
radiation induced
patient safety
squamous cell carcinoma
emergency department
quality improvement