Prospective validation of a machine learning model for applicator and hybrid interstitial needle selection in high-dose-rate (HDR) cervical brachytherapy.

Journal: Brachytherapy
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To Demonstrate the clinical validation of a machine learning (ML) model for applicator and interstitial needle prediction in gynecologic brachytherapy through a prospective clinical study in a single institution.

Authors

  • Kailyn Stenhouse
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: kjstenho@ucalgary.ca.
  • Michael Roumeliotis
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: mroumel1@jhu.edu.
  • Philip Ciunkiewicz
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Kevin Martell
    Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Sarah Quirk
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
  • Robyn Banerjee
    Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Corinne Doll
    Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Tien Phan
    Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Svetlana Yanushkevich
    Biometric Technologies Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • Philip McGeachy
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.