The Erasmus MC Prostate Treatment Planning QA dataset, for evaluation of treatment planning QA models
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IMRT treatment planning with commercial treatment planning systems is a trial-and-error process, based on a series of subjective human decisions. Therefore the quality of the IMRT treatment plans may not be consistent among patients, planners or institutions with different experience. Different plan quality assurance (QA) models have been proposed recently, that could flag suboptimal plans that may benefit from an additional treatment planning effort [1-7].
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