2022 article

Technical note: Optimal allocation of limited proton therapy resources using model-based patient selection

Papp, D., & Unkelbach, J. (2022, June 26). MEDICAL PHYSICS.

By: D. Papp n & J. Unkelbach*

author keywords: Markov decision process; patient selection; proton therapy
MeSH headings : Humans; Patient Selection; Photons / adverse effects; Probability; Proton Therapy / methods; Protons; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / methods
TL;DR: The goal is to determine the ΔNTCP thresholds for selecting a patient for proton therapy, which optimally balance the competing goals of making use of all available slots while not blocking slots with patients with low benefit. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 5, 2022

Abstract