1.Homogenization and optimization strategy for standard process of intensity-modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Guangrong YANG ; Bangyu LUO ; Yi WU ; Yajun WU ; Jindong QIAN ; Lirong ZHAO ; Xianlan ZHAO ; Ying ZHU ; Tianxiang CUI ; Liangzhi ZHONG ; Yibing ZHOU ; Xiaoping LI ; Enqiang LIU ; Jianguo SUN
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2020;29(8):619-624
Radiotherapy is the most common treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and the radiotherapy technique is essential for the prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Due to the complexity of the structure of the intensity-modulated device and the accuracy of the clinical requirements of radiotherapy, it is inevitable that higher requirements will be imposed on the process of intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Currently, gaps exist in the radiotherapy equipment and personnel qualification among radiotherapy units, and thus the homogenization in the radiotherapy remains to be strengthened in China. With the application of radiotherapy information management system, digital medicine and artificial intelligence technologies in the field of radiotherapy, the original process fails to meet the application needs of the new precise radiotherapy technology. Therefore, this process is designed based on the existing radiotherapy procedures for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in combination with the latest developments in the field of radiotherapy, aiming to establish a novel standard process recommendation, ensuring the standardization and homogenization of radiotherapy and achieve the individualized intensity-modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.