Comparison and evaluation of different deep learning models of synthetic CT generation from CBCT for nasopharynx cancer adaptive proton therapy.

Journal: Medical physics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scanning is used for patient setup in image-guided radiotherapy. However, its inaccurate CT numbers limit its applicability in dose calculation and treatment planning.

Authors

  • Bo Pang
    College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University; Beijing 100875, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Hydrological Cycle and Sponge City Technology, Beijing 100875, China. Electronic address: pb@bnu.edu.cn.
  • Hang Si
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
  • Muyu Liu
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
  • Wensheng Fu
    Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Yiling Zeng
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
  • Hongyuan Liu
    Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Ting Cao
    Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Yu Chang
    Department of Neurology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.
  • Hong Quan
    School of Physics Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R.China.
  • Zhiyong Yang