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| Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2002): |
Efficiency and safety of chemotherapy plans for children: CATIPO--a nationwide approach.
Full Abstract
Chemotherapy is an important component of childhood cancer treatment. Due to the intensity of this therapy, an error in calculating the dosage of the cytostatic drugs would have severe consequences. Therefore, a computer-aided therapy planning system in pediatric oncology (CATIPO) was introduced into routine use in approximately 20 clinics across Germany. The system consists of a knowledge acquisition module for acquiring knowledge about chemotherapy protocols and a decision support module for producing a patient-specific therapy plan. The main benefits of the system are the reduction of errors and saving time during the development of a particular therapy plan. CATIPO's success is based on the enormous demand for this kind of decision support and its development in tight cooperation with future users.
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Author/s: Knaup, Petra (P); Wiedemann, Timm (T); Bachert, Andreas (A); Creutzig, Ursula (U); Haux, Reinhold (R); Schilling, Freimut (F);
Affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Institute for Medical Biometry and Informatics, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, D-69210 Heidelberg, Germany. petra_knaup@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Artificial intelligence in medicine (Artif Intell Med), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Mar; vol 24 (issue 3) : pp 229-42
Dates: Created 2002/03/06; Completed 2002/04/16; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 11879992, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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