Parotid sparing in RapidPlan Oropharynx models: To split or not to split

摘要

Differences in knowledge and experience, patient anatomy and tumour location and manipulation of inverse planning objectives and priorities will lead to a variability in the quality of radiation planning. The aim of this study was to investigate whether parotid glands should be treated as separate or combined structures when using knowledge‐based planning (KBP) to create oropharyngeal plans, based on the dose they receive.