Optimization approaches to volumetric modulated arc therapy planning

J Unkelbach, T Bortfeld, D Craft, M Alber… - Medical …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) has found widespread clinical application in
recent years. A large number of treatment planning studies have evaluated the potential for …

Knowledge‐based prediction of three‐dimensional dose distributions for external beam radiotherapy

S Shiraishi, KL Moore - Medical physics, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To demonstrate knowledge‐based 3D dose prediction for external beam
radiotherapy. Methods: Using previously treated plans as training data, an artificial neural …

Shared data for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) optimization research: the CORT dataset

D Craft, M Bangert, T Long, D Papp, J Unkelbach - GigaScience, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Background: We provide common datasets (which we call the CORT dataset: common
optimization for radiation therapy) that researchers can use when develo** and …

Deep learning-based inverse map** for fluence map prediction

L Ma, M Chen, X Gu, W Lu - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We developed a fluence map prediction method that directly generates fluence maps for a
given desired dose distribution without optimization for volumetric modulated arc therapy …

A modular approach to intensity-modulated arc therapy optimization with noncoplanar trajectories

D Papp, T Bortfeld, J Unkelbach - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2015‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Utilizing noncoplanar beam angles in volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) has the
potential to combine the benefits of arc therapy, such as short treatment times, with the …

Advanced treatment planning using direct 4D optimisation for pencil-beam scanned particle therapy

K Bernatowicz, Y Zhang, R Perrin… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We report on development of a new four-dimensional (4D) optimisation approach for
scanned proton beams, which incorporates both irregular motion patterns and the delivery …

The founding charter of the Genomic Observatories Network

N Davies, D Field, L Amaral-Zettler, MS Clark… - …, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
The co-authors of this paper hereby state their intention to work together to launch the
Genomic Observatories Network (GOs Network) for which this document will serve as its …

Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with non-coplanar trajectories

D Papp, J Unkelbach, T Bortfeld, MF Bal - US Patent 10,549,115, 2020‏ - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method includes determining a set of candidate beam directions. The
radiation therapy method further includes selecting a sub-set of non-coplanar beam …

Optimizing highly noncoplanar VMAT trajectories: the NoVo method

M Langhans, J Unkelbach, T Bortfeld… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2018‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We introduce a new method called NoVo (Noncoplanar VMAT Optimization) to produce
volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) treatment plans with noncoplanar trajectories …

Optimization of spatiotemporally fractionated radiotherapy treatments with bounds on the achievable benefit

MR Gaddy, S Yıldız, J Unkelbach… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2018‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Spatiotemporal fractionation schemes, that is, treatments delivering different dose
distributions in different fractions, can potentially lower treatment side effects without …