The automated tangential breast treatment planning module in
RayStation, rayAutoBreast, is a fully automated treatment planning
solution that performs all manual planning tasks including segmentation
of all relevant structures, placement of beams, setting IMRT
optimization parameters and objectives, dose calculation and automated
plan reporting.
The patient-specific data that drives the algorithm, is captured at
the time of simulation through the use of wires and markers. Specific
marker placement is required and captured during CT scanning.
A wire is placed around the breast tissue or along the chest wall
together
with with four markers denoting the superior, inferior, lateral
and medial margins.