. Creating a clinically acceptable plan in the time-sensitive clinic workflow of brachytherapy is challenging. Deep learning-based dose prediction techniques have been reported as promising solutions with high efficiency and accuracy. However, curren...
BACKGROUND: Segmentation of the Gross Tumor Volume (GTV) is a crucial step in the brachytherapy (BT) treatment planning workflow. Currently, radiation oncologists segment the GTV manually, which is time-consuming. The time pressure is particularly cr...
PURPOSE: Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to simplify and optimize various steps of the brachytherapy workflow, and this literature review aims to provide an overview of the work done in this field.
The Monte Carlo (MC) method provides a complete solution to the tissue heterogeneity effects in low-energy low-dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy. However, long computation times limit the clinical implementation of MC-based treatment planning solutions. ...
BACKGROUND: To compare the quality of life (QOL) in patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) or low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR-BT) for prostate cancer.
. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of brachytherapy (BT) planning structures derived from Deep learning (DL) based auto-segmentation compared with standard manual delineation for postoperative cervical cancer.. We introduced a c...
Physical and engineering sciences in medicine
Feb 8, 2023
BACKGROUND: Optical scanning technologies are increasingly being utilised to supplement treatment workflows in radiation oncology, such as surface-guided radiotherapy or 3D printing custom bolus. One limitation of optical scanning devices is the abse...
In this study, an inter-fraction organ deformation simulation framework for the locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC), which considers the anatomical flexibility, rigidity, and motion within an image deformation, was proposed. Data included 57 CT s...
Deep learning advanced to one of the most important technologies in almost all medical fields. Especially in areas, related to medical imaging it plays a big role. However, in interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) deep learning is still in an e...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Oct 6, 2022
BACKGROUND: Low-dose rate brachytherapy is the referent treatment for early-stage prostate cancer and consists in manually inserting radioactive seeds within the organ to destroy tumorous cells. This treatment is inaccurate leading to side effects. R...
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