Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an evolving paradigm
The past three decades have borne witness to many advances in the understanding of the
molecular biology and treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), an Epstein–Barr virus …
molecular biology and treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), an Epstein–Barr virus …
Roadmap: proton therapy physics and biology
H Paganetti, C Beltran, S Both, L Dong… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The treatment of cancer with proton radiation therapy was first suggested in 1946 followed
by the first treatments in the 1950s. As of 2020, almost 200 000 patients have been treated …
by the first treatments in the 1950s. As of 2020, almost 200 000 patients have been treated …
Chemotherapy in combination with radiotherapy for definitive-intent treatment of stage II-IVA nasopharyngeal carcinoma: CSCO and ASCO guideline
YP Chen, N Ismaila, MLK Chua, AD Colevas… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The aim of this joint guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations to
practicing physicians and other healthcare providers on definitive-intent chemoradiotherapy …
practicing physicians and other healthcare providers on definitive-intent chemoradiotherapy …
[HTML][HTML] Clinically applicable segmentation of head and neck anatomy for radiotherapy: deep learning algorithm development and validation study
Background: Over half a million individuals are diagnosed with head and neck cancer each
year globally. Radiotherapy is an important curative treatment for this disease, but it requires …
year globally. Radiotherapy is an important curative treatment for this disease, but it requires …
Deep learning empowered volume delineation of whole-body organs-at-risk for accelerated radiotherapy
F Shi, W Hu, J Wu, M Han, J Wang, W Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In radiotherapy for cancer patients, an indispensable process is to delineate organs-at-risk
(OARs) and tumors. However, it is the most time-consuming step as manual delineation is …
(OARs) and tumors. However, it is the most time-consuming step as manual delineation is …
Deep learning to achieve clinically applicable segmentation of head and neck anatomy for radiotherapy
Over half a million individuals are diagnosed with head and neck cancer each year
worldwide. Radiotherapy is an important curative treatment for this disease, but it requires …
worldwide. Radiotherapy is an important curative treatment for this disease, but it requires …
[HTML][HTML] A deep learning-based auto-segmentation system for organs-at-risk on whole-body computed tomography images for radiation therapy
Background and purpose Delineating organs at risk (OARs) on computed tomography (CT)
images is an essential step in radiation therapy; however, it is notoriously time-consuming …
images is an essential step in radiation therapy; however, it is notoriously time-consuming …
Comparing deep learning-based auto-segmentation of organs at risk and clinical target volumes to expert inter-observer variability in radiotherapy planning
J Wong, A Fong, N McVicar, S Smith… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Deep learning-based auto-segmented contours (DC) aim to alleviate labour
intensive contouring of organs at risk (OAR) and clinical target volumes (CTV). Most …
intensive contouring of organs at risk (OAR) and clinical target volumes (CTV). Most …
Modern radiotherapy for head and neck cancer
Radiation therapy (RT) plays a key role in curative-intent treatments for head and neck
cancers. Its use is indicated as a sole therapy in early stage tumors or in combination with …
cancers. Its use is indicated as a sole therapy in early stage tumors or in combination with …
[HTML][HTML] Improving automatic delineation for head and neck organs at risk by Deep Learning Contouring
LV Van Dijk, L Van den Bosch, P Aljabar… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Adequate head and neck (HN) organ-at-risk (OAR) delineation is crucial for HN
radiotherapy and for investigating the relationships between radiation dose to OARs and …
radiotherapy and for investigating the relationships between radiation dose to OARs and …