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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2018
Varian Medical Systems International Ag, Cham, CH;
Esa Kuusela, Helsinki, FI;
Lauri Jaakonpoika Halko, Helsinki, FI;
Jarkko Peltola, Tuusula, FI;
Emmi Ruokokoski, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
A treatment planning apparatus include: a quality metric generator configured to electronically generate a first quality metric based on input received via a user interface; an optimizer configured to determine treatment parameters for a treatment plan that is executable by a processing unit of a treatment machine to operate the treatment machine, wherein the optimizer is configured to determine the treatment parameters for the treatment plan based on the first quality metric; and a controller configured to influence how the optimizer performs optimization, wherein the controller is configured to provide a first continuous function for the first quality metric.