Automation of Head and Neck Radiation Treatment Planning

描述（由申请人提供）：本拨款提案利用新颖的新兴分割技术开发临床可用的头颈部放射治疗计划系统。该软件将自动分割头颈部的关键解剖结构，并从给定的总肿瘤体积（GTV）中得出最可能的肿瘤扩散途径。与放射治疗计划系统相结合，该软件应该使强度调制放射治疗（IMRT）治疗计划的开发比现有技术更节省时间，更一致和无错误。头颈部放射治疗计划的自动化Julian Rosenman博士，医学博士，首席研究员叙述这个项目的目的是生产一个原型软件工具来自动分割头颈部肿瘤患者的相关解剖结构。然后，这些分割将连接到外部临床数据库和我们的治疗计划系统，以生成给定肿瘤总体积（GTV）的可能肿瘤扩散图。该软件应该使强度调制放射治疗（IMRT）治疗计划的发展比目前的技术更节省时间，更一致和无错误。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This grant proposal utilizes novel, emerging segmentation technology to develop a clinically usable system for radiation treatment planning in the head and neck. The software will automatically segment critical anatomy in the head and neck and from that derive the most likely pathways of tumor spread for a given gross tumor volume (GTV). Coupled with a radiation treatment planning system this software should make the development of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment plans much less time-consuming, more consistent and error- free than is possible with current technology. Automation of Head and Neck Radiation Treatment Planning Julian Rosenman PhD, MD, Principal Investigator Narrative The purpose of this project is to produce a prototype software tool to automatically segment the relevant anatomy of patients who have tumor in the head and neck region. These segmentations will then be linked to external clinical databases and our treatment planning system to produce maps of likely tumor spread for a given gross tumor volume (GTV). This software should make the development of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment plans much less time-consuming, more consistent and error- free than is possible with current technology.