AT@PT – Automatic Treatment Planning for Proton Therapy

Sumário

Compared with photon-based radiotherapy, proton radiotherapy (PR) has specific features that make it highly appropriate for cancer treatment. However, PR is much more vulnerable to uncertainties, not only to inter and intra-fractional anatomic variations but also to the uncertainties in relative biological effectiveness. AT@PT will apply robust beam angle and intensity modulation optimization methodologies to render radiation dose distributions less sensitive to uncertainties.

This project aims at achieving treatment planning solutions that are scalable, reliable, fast, and cost-effective. It will create opportunities to truly tailor radiation treatments to patients, potentially resulting in increased cure or reduced incidence of severe radiation-induced morbidity. The gain in treatment quality can even be obtained at a reduced cost due to automation, which can also support the selection of patients for novel expensive treatments.

The outcomes of the research activities, leveraged by the collaboration of the two research teams, can also result in knowledge transfer to industry and contribute to scientific job creation.

Entidade financiadora

UTA-EXPL/FMT/0079/2019 (Univ Texas Austin)

Início

2020 / 12

Fim

2022 / 02