Knowledge-based decision making for radiotherapy planning

Author

Haton, Marie-Christine

Author_Institution

CRIN, Univ. of Nancy 1, Vandceuvre-les-Nancy, France

Volume

3

fYear

1992

fDate

Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992

Firstpage

916

Lastpage

917

Abstract

This paper deals with the expert system Cavcav developed in the framework of a joint project between our laboratory and the Alexis-Vautrin Center for Research about Cancer (CAV). The system has been designed as an aid for treatment planning in external radiotherapy. It covers the three phases of cavum cancer treatment. The main idea is in the role of reasoning techniques and of image as a support for information in the process of medical decision making. The system has been connected to the radiation dose computation system existing at CAV and has been validated with previous cases.

Keywords

cancer; decision making; dosimetry; knowledge based systems; medical expert systems; radiation therapy; cavum cancer treatment; expert system Cavcav; external radiotherapy; knowledge-based decision making; medical decision making; radiation dose computation system; radiotherapy planning; reasoning techniques; treatment planning; Biomedical imaging; Computational modeling; Expert systems; Laboratories; Sun;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0785-2

Electronic_ISBN

0-7803-0816-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761306

Filename

5761306