PURPOSE: We propose a treatment planning framework that accounts for weekly lung tumor shrinkage using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images with a deep learning-based model.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Accurate calculation of the absorbed dose delivered to the tumor and normal tissues improves treatment gain factor, which is the major advantage of brachytherapy over external radiation therapy. To address the simplifications ...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Aug 3, 2021
In order to deliver accurate and safe treatment to cancer patients in radiation therapy using advanced techniques such as intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric-arc radiation therapy (VMAT), patient specific quality assurance (QA...
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to (1) develop a fully residual deep convolutional neural network (CNN)-based segmentation software for computed tomography image segmentation of the male pelvic region and (2) demonstrate its efficiency in the male pelvi...
PURPOSE: Radiation therapy treatment planning is a trial-and-error, often time-consuming process. An approximately optimal dose distribution corresponding to a specific patient's anatomy can be predicted by using pre-trained deep learning (DL) models...
BACKGROUND: Any Monte Carlo simulation of dose delivery using medical accelerator-generated megavolt photon beams begins by simulating electrons of the primary electron beam interacting with a target. Because the electron beam characteristics of any ...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Jun 28, 2021
PURPOSE: To develop a deep learning model to generate synthetic CT for MR-only radiotherapy of prostate cancer patients treated with 0.35 T MRI linear accelerator.
BACKGROUND: In radiotherapy inaccuracy in organ at risk (OAR) delineation can impact treatment plan optimisation and treatment plan evaluation. Brouwer et al. showed significant interobserver variability (IOV) in OAR delineation in head and neck canc...
Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique
Jun 24, 2021
Modern radiotherapy treatment planning is a complex and time-consuming process that requires the skills of experienced users to obtain quality plans. Since the early 2000s, the automation of this planning process has become an important research topi...
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