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When is better best? A multiobjective perspective
Author(s) -
Phillips Mark H.,
Holdsworth Clay
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.3553404
Subject(s) - medical physics , perspective (graphical) , radiation treatment planning , computer science , radiation oncology , statistical analysis , management science , medicine , data science , radiation therapy , statistics , artificial intelligence , mathematics , engineering
Purpose: To identify the most informative methods for reporting results of treatment planning comparisons. Methods: Seven articles from the past year of International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics reported on comparisons of treatment plans for IMRT and IMAT. The articles were reviewed to identify methods of comparisons. Decision theoretical concepts were used to evaluate the study methods and highlight those that provide the most information. Results: None of the studies examined the correlation between objectives. Statistical comparisons provided some information but not enough to provide support for a robust decision analysis. Conclusions: The increased use of treatment planning studies to evaluate different methods in radiation therapy requires improved standards for designing the studies and reporting the results.