Inter-planner variation in treatment-plan quality of plans created with a knowledge-based treatment planning system

• Published in: Physica medica Vol. 67; pp. 132 - 140
• Main Authors: Kubo, Kazuki, Monzen, Hajime, Ishii, Kentaro, Tamura, Mikoto, Nakasaka, Yuta, Kusawake, Masayuki, Kishimoto, Shun, Nakahara, Ryuta, Matsuda, Shogo, Nakajima, Toshifumi, Kawamorita, Ryu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Dose Fractionation, Radiation; Humans; Inter-planner variation; Knowledge-based treatment planning system; Male; Prostate; Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Quality Control; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; VMAT; VMAT; Inter-planner variation; Prostate; Knowledge-based treatment planning system

•Clarify the inter-planner variation of knowledge-based plan (KBP) quality.•Ninety VMAT plans were created using the RapidPlan by nine planners.•Single optimization with only priority modification was performed.•Large variation of plan quality was observed in beginner planners.•Inter-planner variati...