Adaptive radiation therapy.
Adaptive radiation therapy is a closed-loop radiation treatment process where the treatment plan can be modified using a systematic feedback of measurements. Adaptive radiation therapy intends to improve radiation treatment by systematically monitoring treatment variations and incorporating them to re-optimize the treatment plan early on during the course of treatment. In this process, field margin and treatment dose can be routinely customized to each individual patient to achieve a safe dose escalation.
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Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA. dyan@beaumont.edu
Vicini
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Wong
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Martinez
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D016001:Confidence Intervals; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*