Generating High-Quality Lymph Node Clinical Target Volumes for Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy Using a Fully Automated Deep Learning-Based Approach.

Journal: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To develop a deep learning model that generates consistent, high-quality lymph node clinical target volumes (CTV) contours for head and neck cancer (HNC) patients, as an integral part of a fully automated radiation treatment planning workflow.

Authors

  • Carlos E Cardenas
    Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: cecardenas@mdanderson.org.
  • Beth M Beadle
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
  • Adam S Garden
  • Heath D Skinner
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Jinzhong Yang
    Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
  • Dong Joo Rhee
  • Rachel E McCarroll
    Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
  • Tucker J Netherton
    Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Skylar S Gay
    Department of Radiation Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
  • Lifei Zhang
    Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
  • Laurence E Court
    Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.