[HTML][HTML] Quality assurance for AI-based applications in radiation therapy

M Claessens, CS Oria, CL Brouwer, BP Ziemer… - Seminars in radiation …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Executive summary of clinical and technical guidelines for esophageal cancer proton beam therapy from the Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group Thoracic and …

MD Chuong, CL Hallemeier, H Li, XR Zhu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Radiation therapy (RT) is an integral component of potentially curative management of
esophageal cancer (EC). However, RT can cause significant acute and late morbidity due to …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of residual geometrical errors of clinical target volumes and their impact on dose accumulation for head and neck radiotherapy

KNW Siang, S Both, E Oldehinkel… - Radiotherapy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To assess the residual geometrical errors (dr) and their impact on the clinical target
volumes (CTV) dose coverage for head and neck cancer (HNC) proton therapy patients …

A fast and robust constraint-based online re-optimization approach for automated online adaptive intensity modulated proton therapy in head and neck cancer

M Oud, S Breedveld, J Rojo-Santiago… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. In head-and-neck cancer intensity modulated proton therapy, adaptive
radiotherapy is currently restricted to offline re-planning, mitigating the effect of slow …

Multi-granularity prior networks for uncertainty-informed patient-specific quality assurance

X Zeng, Q Zhu, A Ahmed, M Hanif, M Hou, Q Jie… - Computers in Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Deep Learning Automated Patient-Specific Quality Assurance (PSQA) aims to
reduce clinical resource requirements. It is vital to ensure the safety and effectiveness of …

The GATE-RTion/IDEAL independent dose calculation system for light ion beam therapy

L Grevillot, DJ Boersma, H Fuchs, M Bolsa-Ferruz… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Patient specific quality assurance can be improved using an independent dose calculation
system. In addition, the implementation of such a system may support light ion beam therapy …

Feasibility study of fast intensity‐modulated proton therapy dose prediction method using deep neural networks for prostate cancer

W Wang, Y Chang, Y Liu, Z Liang, Y Liao… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Compared to the pencil‐beam algorithm, the Monte‐Carlo (MC) algorithm is more
accurate for dose calculation but time‐consuming in proton therapy. To solve this problem …

Partitioning of discrete proton arcs into interlaced subplans can bring proton arc advances to existing proton facilities

E Engwall, O Marthin, V Wase, J Sundström… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Proton arcs have shown potential to reduce the dose to organs at risks (OARs)
by delivering the protons from many different directions. While most previous studies have …

How can we consider variable RBE and LETd prediction during clinical practice? A pediatric case report at the Normandy Proton Therapy Centre using an …

S Mein, B Kopp, A Vela, P Dutheil, P Lesueur… - Radiation …, 2022 - Springer
Background To develop an auxiliary GPU-accelerated proton therapy (PT) dose and LETd
engine for the IBA Proteus® ONE PT system. A pediatric low-grade glioma case study is …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of the practices of proton daily quality assurance programs

X Ding, JE Younkin, J Shen, M Bues… - … Radiology and Oncology, 2021 - tro.amegroups.org
Demand for proton therapy (PT) continues to grow due to its dosimetric advantages over
conventional radiotherapy. New PT facilities being constructed to meet this demand will …