Deep learning based synthetic‐CT generation in radiotherapy and PET: a review

MF Spadea, M Maspero, P Zaffino, J Seco - Medical physics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Recently, deep learning (DL)‐based methods for the generation of synthetic
computed tomography (sCT) have received significant research attention as an alternative to …

A review of breast tomosynthesis. Part I. The image acquisition process

I Sechopoulos - Medical physics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Mammography is a very well‐established imaging modality for the early detection and
diagnosis of breast cancer. However, since the introduction of digital imaging to the realm of …

Towards a safe and efficient clinical implementation of machine learning in radiation oncology by exploring model interpretability, explainability and data-model …

A Barragán-Montero, A Bibal… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The interest in machine learning (ML) has grown tremendously in recent years, partly due to
the performance leap that occurred with new techniques of deep learning, convolutional …

A general framework and review of scatter correction methods in x‐ray cone‐beam computerized tomography. Part 1: scatter compensation approaches

EP Rührnschopf, K Klingenbeck - Medical physics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Since scattered radiation in cone‐beam volume CT implies severe degradation of CT
images by quantification errors, artifacts, and noise increase, scatter suppression is one of …

Compressed sensing based cone‐beam computed tomography reconstruction with a first‐order method a

K Choi, J Wang, L Zhu, TS Suh, S Boyd… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: This article considers the problem of reconstructing cone‐beam computed
tomography (CBCT) images from a set of undersampled and potentially noisy projection …

Iterative image‐domain decomposition for dual‐energy CT

T Niu, X Dong, M Petrongolo, L Zhu - Medical physics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Dual energy CT (DECT) imaging plays an important role in advanced imaging
applications due to its capability of material decomposition. Direct decomposition via matrix …

Scatter correction for cone‐beam CT in radiation therapy

L Zhu, Y Xie, J Wang, L Xing - Medical physics, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Cone‐beam CT (CBCT) is being increasingly used in modern radiation therapy for patient
setup and adaptive replanning. However, due to the large volume of x‐ray illumination …

A practical cone-beam CT scatter correction method with optimized Monte Carlo simulations for image-guided radiation therapy

Y Xu, T Bai, H Yan, L Ouyang, A Pompos… - Physics in Medicine …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Cone-beam CT (CBCT) has become the standard image guidance tool for patient setup in
image-guided radiation therapy. However, due to its large illumination field, scattered …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of linac-mounted kilovoltage Cone-beam Computed Tomography in modern radiation therapy: A review

K Srinivasan, M Mohammadi… - Polish journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The use of Cone-beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in radiotherapy is increasing due to
the widespread implementation of kilovoltage systems on the currently available linear …

Shading correction for on‐board cone‐beam CT in radiation therapy using planning MDCT images

T Niu, M Sun, J Star‐Lack, H Gao, Q Fan… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Applications of cone‐beam CT (CBCT) to image‐guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
are hampered by shading artifacts in the reconstructed images. These artifacts are mainly …