A new automatic planning approach: clinical practice of Eclipse scripting application programming interface combined with RapidPlan
10.3760/cma.j.cn113030-20210201-00057
- VernacularTitle:Eclipse应用程序接口联合RapidPlan临床实践的自动计划设计方法
- Author:
Zhaoyang LOU
1
;
Chen CHENG
;
Hongchang LEI
;
Weihua ZHU
;
Xiaoshen WANG
;
Xingliu WANG
;
Hao ZHU
;
Zongkai ZHOU
;
Maoying LAN
;
Hong GE
Author Information
1. 郑州大学附属肿瘤医院/河南省肿瘤医院放疗科，郑州 450008
- Keywords:
Eclipse treatment planning system;
Eclipse scripting application programming interface;
Automatic planning
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology
2022;31(1):49-54
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To propose an automatic planning approach for Eclipse15.6 planning system based on Eclipse scripting application programming interface (ESAPI) and evaluate its clinical application.Methods:20 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and 20 cases of rectal cancer were selected in the clinical planning. The developed automatic planning script SmartPlan and RapidPlan were used for automatic planning and dosimetric parameters were compared with manual planning. The differences were compared between two groups by using Wilcoxon signed rank test. Results:The dosimetric results of automatic and manual plans could meet clinical requirements. There was no significant difference in target coverage in nasopharyngeal carcinoma planning between two groups ( P>0.05), and automatic plans were superior to manual plans in organs at risk sparing ( P<0.05). Except for the homogeneity index of PTV and the maximum dose of bowel in rectal cancer plans, the other dosimetric parameters of the automatic plans were better than those of the manual plans (all P<0.05). Conclusions:Compared with the manual plans, the automatic plans have the same or similar target coverage, similar or better protection of organs at risk, and more convenient implementation. The developed SmartPlan based on ESAPI has clinical feasibility and effectiveness.
