Abstract: A control circuit accesses a plurality of radiation treatment plans and clinical goals that correspond to radiation treatment planning for a particular patient. The control circuit then utilizes the plurality of radiation treatment plans and the clinical goals within a plan evaluation workspace. The control circuit then presents on a user interface a plan evaluation workspace display. This plan evaluation workspace can include, by one approach, both a first area and a second area. The first area can discretely present each of a plurality of patient volumes. The second area can graphically present both an extent to which at least one of the clinical goals is fulfilled for each of the plurality of patient volumes by a currently considered radiation treatment plan as well as an available clinical goal-fulfillment solution space that is provided by the plan evaluation workspace for at least some of the plurality of patient volumes.

Abstract: A control circuit operably couples to a memory having a plurality of different radiation treatment applications stored therein, a data store having patient data stored therein, and at least a first user interface comprising a first display and a first user input interface. The control circuit can be configured to present simultaneously, via the first display and for a given patient, at least two workspaces that each correspond to a different one of the radiation treatment applications wherein the workspaces are using patient data from the data store for the given patient. The control circuit can also be configured to present, via the user input interface, a bookmark capture opportunity, such that a user of the apparatus can selectively create a bookmark that captures a present state for both of the at least two workspaces and hence for the radiation treatment applications that correspond to the at least two workspaces.

Abstract: A control circuit operably couples to a memory having a plurality of different radiation treatment applications stored therein, a data store having patient data stored therein, and at least a first user interface comprising a first display and a first user input interface. The control circuit can be configured to present simultaneously, via the first display and for a given patient, at least two workspaces that each correspond to a different one of the radiation treatment applications wherein the workspaces are using patient data from the data store for the given patient. The control circuit can also be configured to present, via the user input interface, a bookmark capture opportunity, such that a user of the apparatus can selectively create a bookmark that captures a present state for both of the at least two workspaces and hence for the radiation treatment applications that correspond to the at least two workspaces.