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This paper presents the underlying technology of OncoTheraper, a Clinical Decision Support System for oncology therapy planning. The paper is focused on the representation of oncology treatment protocols by a temporally extended, Hierarchical Task Networks (HTN) based knowledge representation as well as their interpretation by a temporal HTN planning process. The planning process allows to obtain temporally annotated therapy plans that support decisions of oncologists in the area of paediatrics oncology. A proof on concept aimed to validate this technology is also described. In addition, a service oriented architecture that supports the decision services of the system is proposed.
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Fdez-Olivares, J., Cózar, J.A., Castillo, L. (2009). OncoTheraper: Clinical Decision Support for Oncology Therapy Planning Based on Temporal Hierarchical Tasks Networks. In: Riaño, D. (eds) Knowledge Management for Health Care Procedures. K4HelP 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5626. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03262-2_3
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