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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Erkki Tapani Vahala, Hyvinkaa, FI;
Lizette Warner, Arlington, TX (US);
Kumar Raja Gattamaneni, Bangalore, IN;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
It is an object of the invention to improve quality assurance when using MRI images for radiotherapy treatment planning. This object is achieved by a treatment plan evaluation tool A configured for calculating a quality indicator for a radiotherapy treatment plan. The radiotherapy treatment plan originates from a planning image, wherein the planning image is an MRI image acquired under a presence of a main magnetic field having a magnetic field inhomogeneity. The treatment plan evaluation tool is further configured to receive information about the magnetic field inhomogeneity and the treatment plan evaluation tool is further configured to calculate the quality indicator based on the information about the magnetic field homogeneity.