Automatic treatment planning based on three-dimensional dose distribution predicted from deep learning technique.

Journal: Medical physics
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To develop an automated treatment planning strategy for external beam intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), including a deep learning-based three-dimensional (3D) dose prediction and a dose distribution-based plan generation algorithm.

Authors

  • Jiawei Fan
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
  • Jiazhou Wang
    Department of radiation oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
  • Zhi Chen
    Duke University.
  • Chaosu Hu
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China.
  • Zhen Zhang
    School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong, China.
  • Weigang Hu
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.