Nested CNN architecture for three-dimensional dose distribution prediction in tomotherapy for prostate cancer.

Journal: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The hypothesis of changing network layers to increase the accuracy of dose distribution prediction, instead of expanding their dimensions, which requires complex calculations, has been considered in our study.

Authors

  • Maryam Zamanian
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
  • Maziar Irannejad
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Islamic Azad University Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, Iran.
  • Iraj Abedi
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
  • Mohsen Saeb
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
  • Mahnaz Roayaei
    Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.