Deformable image registration for radiation therapy: principle, methods, applications and evaluation

B Rigaud, A Simon, J Castelli, C Lafond, O Acosta… - Acta …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Deformable image registration (DIR) is increasingly used in the field of
radiation therapy (RT) to account for anatomical deformations. The aims of this paper are to …

Adaptive radiotherapy of head and neck cancer

P Castadot, JA Lee, X Geets, V Grégoire - Seminars in radiation oncology, 2010 - Elsevier
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in head and neck (H&N) cancer has the
capability to generate steep dose gradients, leading to an improved therapeutic index. IMRT …

The ANACONDA algorithm for deformable image registration in radiotherapy

O Weistrand, S Svensson - Medical physics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The purpose of this work was to describe a versatile algorithm for deformable
image registration with applications in radiotherapy and to validate it on thoracic 4DCT data …

Results of a multi-institution deformable registration accuracy study (MIDRAS)

KK Brock… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess the accuracy, reproducibility, and computational performance of
deformable image registration algorithms under development at multiple institutions on …

Toward adaptive radiotherapy for head and neck patients: feasibility study on using CT‐to‐CBCT deformable registration for “dose of the day” calculations

C Veiga, J McClelland, S Moinuddin… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the appropriateness of using computed
tomography (CT) to cone‐beam CT (CBCT) deformable image registration (DIR) for the …

Adaptive replanning strategies accounting for shrinkage in head and neck IMRT

Q Wu, Y Chi, PY Chen, DJ Krauss, D Yan… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Significant anatomic and volumetric changes occur in head and neck cancer
patients during fractionated radiotherapy, and the actual dose can be considerably different …

Impact of head and neck cancer adaptive radiotherapy to spare the parotid glands and decrease the risk of xerostomia

J Castelli, A Simon, G Louvel, O Henry, E Chajon… - Radiation …, 2015 - Springer
Background Large anatomical variations occur during the course of intensity-modulated
radiation therapy (IMRT) for locally advanced head and neck cancer (LAHNC). The risks are …

How rapid advances in imaging are defining the future of precision radiation oncology

L Beaton, S Bandula, MN Gaze, RA Sharma - British journal of cancer, 2019 - nature.com
Imaging has an essential role in the planning and delivery of radiotherapy. Recent advances
in imaging have led to the development of advanced radiotherapy techniques—including …

Radiomics and machine learning for radiotherapy in head and neck cancers

P Giraud, P Giraud, A Gasnier, R El Ayachy… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: An increasing number of parameters can be considered when making
decisions in oncology. Tumor characteristics can also be extracted from imaging through the …

Patient‐specific validation of deformable image registration in radiation therapy: overview and caveats

C Paganelli, G Meschini, S Molinelli, M Riboldi… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last few decades, deformable image registration (DIR) has gained popularity in
image‐guided radiation therapy for a number of applications, such as contour propagation …