Recent developments in non-coplanar radiotherapy

G Smyth, PM Evans, JC Bamber… - The British journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
This paper gives an overview of recent developments in non-coplanar intensity modulated
radiotherapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). Modern linear …

DoseNet: a volumetric dose prediction algorithm using 3D fully-convolutional neural networks

V Kearney, JW Chan, S Haaf… - Physics in Medicine …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The goal of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of a novel fully-convolutional
volumetric dose prediction neural network (DoseNet) and test its performance on a cohort of …

DoseGAN: a generative adversarial network for synthetic dose prediction using attention-gated discrimination and generation

V Kearney, JW Chan, T Wang, A Perry, M Descovich… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Deep learning algorithms have recently been developed that utilize patient anatomy and
raw imaging information to predict radiation dose, as a means to increase treatment …

Attention-aware discrimination for MR-to-CT image translation using cycle-consistent generative adversarial networks

V Kearney, BP Ziemer, A Perry, T Wang… - Radiology: Artificial …, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To suggest an attention-aware, cycle-consistent generative adversarial network (A-
CycleGAN) enhanced with variational autoencoding (VAE) as a superior alternative to …

Robotic systems in radiotherapy and radiosurgery

S Gerlach, A Schlaefer - Current robotics reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review provides an overview of robotic systems in
radiotherapy and radiosurgery, with a focus on medical devices and recently proposed …

TBS-BAO: fully automated beam angle optimization for IMRT guided by a total-beam-space reference plan

BWK Schipaanboord, BJM Heijmen… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Properly selected beam angles contribute to the quality of radiotherapy treatment plans.
However, the beam angle optimization (BAO) problem is difficult to solve to optimality due to …

Complementing prostate SBRT VMAT with a two-beam non-coplanar IMRT class solution to enhance rectum and bladder sparing with minimum increase in treatment …

AWM Sharfo, L Rossi, MLP Dirkx, S Breedveld… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Enhance rectum and bladder sparing in prostate SBRT with minimum increase in
treatment time by complementing dual-arc coplanar VMAT with a two-beam non-coplanar …

Optimizing robot motion for robotic ultrasound-guided radiation therapy

M Schlüter, C Fürweger… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
An important aspect of robotic radiation therapy is active compensation of target motion.
Recently, ultrasound has been proposed to obtain real-time volumetric images of abdominal …

Dosimetric accuracy of delivering SBRT using dynamic arcs on Cyberknife

JL Bedford, S Nill, U Oelfke - Medical physics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Several studies have demonstrated potential improvements in treatment time
through the use of dynamic arcs for delivery of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) on …

Treatment planning optimization with beam motion modeling for dynamic arc delivery of SBRT using Cyberknife with multileaf collimation

JL Bedford, HS Tsang, S Nill, U Oelfke - Medical Physics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The use of dynamic arcs for delivery of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
on Cyberknife is investigated, with a view to improving treatment times. This study …