International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Jan 19, 2024
PURPOSE: Artificial intelligence (AI)-based auto-segmentation models hold promise for enhanced efficiency and consistency in organ contouring for adaptive radiation therapy and radiation therapy planning. However, their performance on pediatric compu...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Jan 1, 2024
PURPOSE: Ultrahigh-dose-rate (FLASH) irradiation has been reported to reduce normal tissue damage compared with conventional dose rate (CONV) irradiation without compromising tumor control. This proof-of-concept study aims to develop a deep learning ...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Dec 29, 2023
PURPOSE: Implementing artificial intelligence technologies allows for the accurate prediction of radiation therapy dose distributions, enhancing treatment planning efficiency. However, esophageal cancers present unique challenges because of tumor com...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Dec 5, 2023
PURPOSE: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) stereotactic body radiation therapy with 50 Gy/5 fractions is sometimes considered controversial, as the nominal biologically effective dose (BED) of 100 Gy is felt by some to be insufficient for long-term ...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Nov 14, 2023
Deep learning neural networks (DLNN) in Artificial intelligence (AI) have been extensively explored for automatic segmentation in radiotherapy (RT). In contrast to traditional model-based methods, data-driven AI-based models for auto-segmentation hav...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Oct 30, 2023
PURPOSE: Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT), an artificial intelligence program that uses natural language processing to generate conversational-style responses to questions or inputs, is increasingly being used by both patients and he...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Oct 28, 2023
As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated in healthcare, it is incumbent on healthcare professional associations (HPAs) to assist their memberships in preparing for related change. HPAs hold a unique role in establishing the socio-cu...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Jul 13, 2023
PURPOSE: The manual segmentation of organ structures in radiation oncology treatment planning is a time-consuming and highly skilled task, particularly when treating rare tumors like sacral chordomas. This study evaluates the performance of automated...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Mar 27, 2023
PURPOSE: Real-world evidence for radiation therapy (RT) is limited because it is often documented only in the clinical narrative. We developed a natural language processing system for automated extraction of detailed RT events from text to support cl...