Use of knowledge based DVH predictions to enhance automated re-planning strategies in head and neck adaptive radiotherapy

E Cagni, A Botti, A Chendi, M Iori… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This study aimed to investigate if a commercial, knowledge-based tool for radiotherapy
planning could be used to estimate the amount of sparing in organs at risk (OARs) in the re …

Markov models for clinical decision‐making in radiation oncology: A systematic review

LB McCullum, A Karagoz, C Dede… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The intrinsic stochasticity of patients' response to treatment is a major consideration for
clinical decision‐making in radiation therapy. Markov models are powerful tools to capture …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of deformable image registration uncertainties for dose accumulation on head and neck cancer proton treatments

F Amstutz, PG D'Almeida, X Wu, F Albertini, B Bachtiary… - Physica Medica, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients in radiotherapy require adaptive treatment
plans due to anatomical changes. Deformable image registration (DIR) is used in adaptive …

Artificial intelligence across oncology specialties: current applications and emerging tools

J Kang, K Lafata, E Kim, C Yao, F Lin, T Rattay… - BMJ …, 2024 - bmjoncology.bmj.com
Oncology is becoming increasingly personalised through advancements in precision in
diagnostics and therapeutics, with more and more data available on both ends to create …

Dynamic stochastic deep learning approaches for predicting geometric changes in head and neck cancer

JM Pakela, MM Matuszak, RK Ten Haken… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Modern radiotherapy stands to benefit from the ability to efficiently adapt plans
during treatment in response to setup and geometric variations such as those caused by …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of an Advanced Practice Radiation Therapist contouring for a CBCT-based adaptive radiotherapy program

R Beckert, JP Schiff, E Morris, P Samson, H Kim… - Technical Innovations & …, 2024 - Elsevier
We successfully implemented an APRT specializing in CBCT-guided online adaptive
contouring. These data show statistical improvements in contouring time with APRT-led vs …

Image registration in particle therapy

Y Zhang, F Amstutz, A Smolders… - Imaging in Particle …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In image-guided particle therapy (PT), images of the patients acquired with different imaging
scanners and at different time-points must be integrated. This chapter will describe the …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

J Li, Z Xu, A Pilar, B O'Sullivan… - Annals of Nasopharynx …, 2020 - anpc.amegroups.org
The concept of “adaptive radiotherapy”(ART) was introduced more than 20 years ago. It
refers to imaging feedback control strategies with treatment plan modification in response to …

Clinical Experience With an Offline Adaptive Radiation Therapy Head and Neck Program: Dosimetric Benefits and Opportunities for Patient Selection

M Aristophanous, E Aliotta, P Lichtenwalner… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose The objective of this study was to develop a linear accelerator (LINAC)-based
adaptive radiation therapy (ART) workflow for the head and neck that is informed by …

Adaptive radiation therapy strategies in the treatment of prostate cancer patients using hypofractionated VMAT

P Siciarz, B McCurdy… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To perform a comprehensive evaluation of eight adaptive radiation therapy
strategies in the treatment of prostate cancer patients who underwent hypofractionated …