A free program for calculating EUD-based NTCP and TCP in external beam radiotherapy

PurposeProvide a simple research tool that may be used to calculate the NCTP or TCP of a particular treatment plan. Illustrate the implementation of the EUD-based NTCP and TCP models as a research tool.Methods and materialsA high-level computing language was chosen to implement Niemierko's EUD-based NTCP and TCP mathematical models. The necessary treatment planning software requirements were clearly defined.ResultsThe computer code is presented and explained. Six simple examples were created to quickly troubleshoot the reader's code implementation. A table of model parameters based on the Emami data was generated.