Hiram A Gay1, Andrzej Niemierko. 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, 600 Moye Boulevard, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. gay@ecu.edu
Abstract
PURPOSE: Provide a simple research tool that may be used to calculate the NCTP or TCP of a particular treatment plan. Illustrate the implementation of the EUD-based NTCP and TCP models as a research tool. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A high-level computing language was chosen to implement Niemierko's EUD-based NTCP and TCP mathematical models. The necessary treatment planning software requirements were clearly defined. RESULTS: The computer code is presented and explained. Six simple examples were created to quickly troubleshoot the reader's code implementation. A table of model parameters based on the Emami data was generated.
PURPOSE: Provide a simple research tool that may be used to calculate the NCTP or TCP of a particular treatment plan. Illustrate the implementation of the EUD-based NTCP and TCP models as a research tool. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A high-level computing language was chosen to implement Niemierko's EUD-based NTCP and TCP mathematical models. The necessary treatment planning software requirements were clearly defined. RESULTS: The computer code is presented and explained. Six simple examples were created to quickly troubleshoot the reader's code implementation. A table of model parameters based on the Emami data was generated.
Authors: Harrison H Barrett; Matthew A Kupinski; Stefan Müeller; Howard J Halpern; John C Morris; Roisin Dwyer Journal: Phys Med Biol Date: 2013-11-21 Impact factor: 3.609