Facial expression monitoring system for predicting patient's sudden movement during radiotherapy using deep learning.

Journal: Journal of applied clinical medical physics
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Imaging, breath-holding/gating, and fixation devices have been developed to minimize setup errors so that the prescribed dose can be exactly delivered to the target volume in radiotherapy. Despite these efforts, additional patient monitoring devices have been installed in the treatment room to view patients' whole-body movement. We developed a facial expression recognition system using deep learning with a convolutional neural network (CNN) to predict patients' advanced movement, enhancing the stability of the radiation treatment by giving warning signs to radiation therapists.

Authors

  • Kwang Hyeon Kim
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, 323, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea.
  • Kyeongyun Park
    Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
  • Haksoo Kim
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, 323, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea.
  • Byungdu Jo
    Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
  • Sang Hee Ahn
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, 323, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea.
  • Chankyu Kim
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, 323, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea.
  • Myeongsoo Kim
    Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
  • Tae Ho Kim
    Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
  • Se Byeong Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, 323, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea.
  • Dongho Shin
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, 323, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea.
  • Young Kyung Lim
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, 323, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea.
  • Jong Hwi Jeong
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, 323, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea. jonghwi@ncc.re.kr.