AIM: This review aims to evaluate the role of interventional radiotherapy (IRT - brachytherapy) in the clinical management of head and neck (H&N) cancers, focusing on recent technological advancements and their impact on clinical outcomes.
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Feb 4, 2025
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Magnetic resonance-guided adaptive radiotherapy (MRgART) may improve the efficacy of large brain metastases (BMs)(≥2 cm), whereas the workflow requires optimized. This study develops a two-stage, personalized deep learning aut...
Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society
Jan 26, 2025
Thoracic Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is routinely collected during image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) to provide updated patient anatomy information for lung cancer treatments. However, CBCT images often suffer from streaking artifacts an...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Jan 25, 2025
PURPOSE: This study evaluates the feasibility of using robotic-assisted bronchoscopy with cone beam computed tomography (RB-CBCT) platform to perform low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR-BT) implants in a mechanically ventilated human cadaveric model. Po...
PURPOSE: Adaptive radiotherapy accounts for interfractional anatomic changes. We hypothesize that changes in the gross tumor volumes identified during daily scans could be analyzed using delta-radiomics to predict disease progression events. We evalu...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Jan 22, 2025
This white paper examines the potential of pioneering technologies and artificial intelligence-driven solutions in advancing clinical trials involving radiation therapy. As the field of radiation therapy evolves, the integration of cutting-edge appro...
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]
Jan 22, 2025
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into radiotherapy has advanced significantly during the past 5 years, especially in terms of automating key processes like organ at risk delineation and treatment planning. These innovations have enhanc...
Biomedical physics & engineering express
Jan 17, 2025
This study aimed to develop and evaluate an efficient method to automatically segment T1- and T2-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images. We specifically compared the segmentation performance of individual convolutional neural network ...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Jan 11, 2025
PURPOSE: High dose rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy (BT) procedure requires image-guided needle insertion. Given that general anesthesia is often employed during the procedure, minimizing overall planning time is crucial. In this study, we explore t...
Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))
Jan 8, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) advancements have accelerated applications of imaging in clinical oncology, especially in revolutionizing the safe and accurate delivery of state-of-the-art imaging-guided radiotherapy techniques. However, concerns are gr...
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