US 12,168,145 B2
Method and apparatus to facilitate generating a deliverable therapeutic radiation treatment plan
Laura Korhonen, Helsinki (FI); Tuomas Tallinen, Helsinki (FI); Jarkko Y. Peltola, Tuusula (FI); Perttu Niemelä, Espoo (FI); and Martin Sabel, Hagendorn (CH)
Assigned to Siemens Healthineers International AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed by Siemens Healthineers International AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed on Jul. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/919,521.
Prior Publication US 2022/0001204 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A61N 5/10 (2006.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 70/20 (2018.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01)
CPC A61N 5/1031 (2013.01) [A61N 5/1039 (2013.01); A61N 5/1077 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 70/20 (2018.01); A61N 2005/1074 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A method to facilitate generating a deliverable radiation treatment plan, the method comprising:
by a control circuit configured as a multi-criteria optimization workspace including a plurality of radiation treatment plans in a radiation treatment plan collection:
calculating a first numeric score for at least some of the radiation treatment plans in the radiation treatment plan collection as a function, at least in part, of a radiation treatment plan complexity optimization objective that corresponds to dynamic mechanical settings for a multi-leaf collimator to provide a corresponding complexity numeric score;
calculating a second numeric score for at least some of the radiation treatment plans in the radiation treatment plan collection as a function, at least in part, of a radiation treatment plan treatment time optimization objective to provide a corresponding treatment time numeric score;
providing, via a display operably coupled to the control circuit, the complexity numeric score and the treatment time numeric score along with a user opportunity to modify either or both of the complexity numeric score and the treatment time numeric score to provide corresponding modified optimization objectives;
receiving input from the user comprising a modification to at least one of the complexity numeric score and the treatment time numeric score;
facilitating an exploration of trade-offs for the user between respective optimization objective values within the multi-criteria optimization workspace as a function of the modification to at least one of the complexity numeric score and the treatment time numeric score;
generating a deliverable radiation treatment plan as a function of the modified optimization objectives; and
administering radiation treatment to a patient using the deliverable radiation treatment plan.