A new automatic planning approach:clinical practice of Eclipse scripting application programming interface combined with RapidPlan
Lou Zhaoyang1, Cheng Chen2, Lei Hongchang1, Zhu Weihua3, Wang Xiaoshen3, Wang Xingliu3, Zhu Hao3, Zhou Zongkai3, Lan Maoying3, Ge Hong1
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University/Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450008, China; 2Department of Strategy and Healthcare Development, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University/Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450008, China; 3Clinical Application Training Department, Varian Medical Systems Inc., Beijing 102600, China
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.
Lou Zhaoyang,Cheng Chen,Lei Hongchang et al. A new automatic planning approach:clinical practice of Eclipse scripting application programming interface combined with RapidPlan[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2022, 31(1): 49-54.
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