Towards cost-effective patient selection for proton therapy in thoracic cancers: a framework for continuously updating prediction models KU Leuven
The ultimate project goal is to guide a cost-effective patient selection for PT in locally-advanced esophageal cancer and locally-advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC) in Flanders using accurate prediction models of toxicity (NTCP models). The rapid evolution in the state-of-the-art treatments for these tumors, specifically in a technical discipline as radiation oncology, however, requires the systematic revision of NTCP models. ...