Automation in intensity modulated radiotherapy treatment planning—a review of recent innovations
Radiotherapy treatment planning of complex radiotherapy techniques, such as intensity
modulated radiotherapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy, is a resource-intensive …
modulated radiotherapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy, is a resource-intensive …
[HTML][HTML] Quality assurance for AI-based applications in radiation therapy
Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) in the domain of radiation therapy (RT)
and their integration into modern software-based systems raise new challenges to the …
and their integration into modern software-based systems raise new challenges to the …
[HTML][HTML] Phase I trial of stereotactic MR-guided online adaptive radiation therapy (SMART) for the treatment of oligometastatic or unresectable primary malignancies of …
Purpose/objectives SBRT is used to treat oligometastatic or unresectable primary abdominal
malignancies, although ablative dose delivery is limited by proximity of organs-at-risk (OAR) …
malignancies, although ablative dose delivery is limited by proximity of organs-at-risk (OAR) …
[HTML][HTML] Stereotactic MR-guided online adaptive radiation therapy (SMART) for ultracentral thorax malignancies: results of a phase 1 trial
LE Henke, JR Olsen, JA Contreras, A Curcuru… - Advances in radiation …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an effective treatment for
oligometastatic or unresectable primary malignancies, although target proximity to organs at …
oligometastatic or unresectable primary malignancies, although target proximity to organs at …
[HTML][HTML] Magnetic resonance imaging-guided adaptive radiation therapy: a “game changer” for prostate treatment?
AU Pathmanathan, NJ van As, LGW Kerkmeijer… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Radiation therapy to the prostate involves increasingly sophisticated delivery techniques
and changing fractionation schedules. With a low estimated α/β ratio, a larger dose per …
and changing fractionation schedules. With a low estimated α/β ratio, a larger dose per …
Strategies for effective physics plan and chart review in radiation therapy: Report of AAPM Task Group 275
Background While the review of radiotherapy treatment plans and charts by a medical
physicist is a key component of safe, high‐quality care, very few specific recommendations …
physicist is a key component of safe, high‐quality care, very few specific recommendations …
CNN-based quality assurance for automatic segmentation of breast cancer in radiotherapy
X Chen, K Men, B Chen, Y Tang, T Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: More and more automatic segmentation tools are being introduced in routine
clinical practice. However, physicians need to spend a considerable amount of time in …
clinical practice. However, physicians need to spend a considerable amount of time in …
Contouring quality assurance methodology based on multiple geometric features against deep learning auto‐segmentation
Background Contouring error is one of the top failure modes in radiation treatment. Multiple
efforts have been made to develop tools to automatically detect segmentation errors. Deep …
efforts have been made to develop tools to automatically detect segmentation errors. Deep …
Machine learning-based detection of aberrant deep learning segmentations of target and organs at risk for prostate radiotherapy using a secondary segmentation …
M Claessens, V Vanreusel, G De Kerf… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The output of a deep learning (DL) auto-segmentation application should be
reviewed, corrected if needed and approved before being used clinically. This verification …
reviewed, corrected if needed and approved before being used clinically. This verification …
Quality assurance for automatically generated contours with additional deep learning
Objective Deploying an automatic segmentation model in practice should require rigorous
quality assurance (QA) and continuous monitoring of the model's use and performance …
quality assurance (QA) and continuous monitoring of the model's use and performance …