Review of Ride Vibration Standards and Tolerance Criteria

1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry F. Stikeleather
Keyword(s):  
Tolerance Criteria ◽  
Vibration Standards

Adding another dimension to plan evaluation: visualising the dose–volume histogram band in head and neck radiotherapy and exploring its utility

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Samanta ◽  
S. Balukrishna ◽  
K.M. Rafic ◽  
B.S. Timothy Peace ◽  
I.R.R. Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Random Errors ◽  
Dose Volume Histogram ◽  
Plan Evaluation ◽  
Setup Errors ◽  
Dose Volume ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tolerance Criteria

AbstractBackgroundTo introduce a method to generate a ‘dose–volume histogram (DVH) band’ for plan evaluation of photon therapy and explore its various potentials.Materials and methodsIntensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) plans for head and neck cancer patients were analysed, retrospectively, for setup errors noted during treatment. From the maximum observed random errors, absolute displacement was calculated using Euclidian formula. The original plan with same beam parameters and leaf sequence were used to generate six plans with shifts applied in three axes in six directions. The DVH curves from these six plans were superimposed to form the DVH band. Plans were reviewed with set tolerance criteria.ResultsMethod to generate and visualise DVH band was developed. DVH bands were created for 20 patients with head and neck cancer who underwent treatment with IMRT. It was found that seven out these 20 plans were rejected as they crossed the set tolerance criteria using DVH band as an evaluation tool.ConclusionsDVH band in photon therapy can help the clinician visualise the impact of setup errors at planning and may help select the plan with lesser influence of setup errors over another.

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