The care plans improved radiation therapy efficiency and lightened the workload for cancer treatment planners, according to a Dec. 30 news release from the National Cancer Institute.
Here are five notes on the study:
- Researchers from Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center worked with researchers from Stanford (Calif.) University, as well as institutions in the United Kingdom and South Africa, to create 10 knowledge-based planning models based on high-quality, clinical radiation treatment plans.
- The models were verified and validated using quantitative and qualitative analysis, reviewed by physicians and rated for clinical acceptability, the study authors wrote.
- The models were designed for full automation, meaning no human intervention was needed for treatment plan generation.
- Treatment plans were automated for 10 cancer sites: anorectal, bladder, breast/chest wall, cervix, esophagus, head and neck, liver, lung/mediastinum, prostate, and prostate with nodes.
- Upon review, an average of 88% of the KBP-generated plans were “acceptable as is” and 98% were “acceptable after minor edits,” the study authors wrote.
Access the full study here.
