Authors: Haijian Chen, Katja M. Langen, William Andrew LePain, Claire Tran, Mingyao Zhu
Affiliation: Emory Healthcare, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To validate the performance of a commercial deep-learning segmentation (DLS) tool for head and neck cancer (HNC) and thoracic and abdominal cancer (TAC) by comparing it to manual segmentation...
Authors: Ji Hye Han, Yookyung Kim, Jang-Hoon Oh, Heesoon Sheen, Han-Back Shin
Affiliation: Ewha Womans university, Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, High-Energy Physics Center, Chung-Ang Universit, Ewha Womans University, Kyung Hee University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Chest X-rays are critical for diagnosing conditions such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, and COVID-19. Although deep learning (DL) approaches, especially convolutional neural networks, have signi...
Authors: Laila A Gharzai, Bharat B Mittal, Poonam Yadav
Affiliation: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Multiple studies have shown the increasing role of deep learning in segmenting regions of interest. This work presents the feasibility of auto-segmenting the critical structures for head and ...
Authors: David H. Abramson, Christopher Barker, Jasmine H. Francis, Meng Wei Ho, Yen-Po Lee, Haibo Lin, Hang Qi, Andy Shim, Charles B. Simone, Weihong Sun, Xiaoxuan Xu, Siyu Yang, Francis Yu, Anna Zhai
Affiliation: College of Machine Intelligence, Nankai University, New York Proton Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Proton therapy is an effective modality for treating ocular tumors such as uveal melanoma. We developed a novel camera‐based eye‐tracking system to provide real-time noninvasive eye positioni...
Authors: John Byun, Steven D Chang, Cynthia Fu-Yu Chuang, Xuejun Gu, Melanie Hayden Gephart, Yusuke Hori, Fred Lam, Gordon Li, Lianli Liu, Weiguo Lu, David Park, Erqi Pollom, Elham Rahimy, Deyaaldeen Abu Reesh, Scott Soltys, Gregory Szalkowski, Lei Wang, Xianghua Ye, Kangning Zhang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate and automated delineation of vestibular schwannoma (VS) volume is crucial for disease management, as both treatment approaches (stereotactic radiosurgery and invasive surgery) and mo...
Authors: Grant Evans, Maxwell Arthur Kassel, Charles Shang, Michael H. Shang, Stephen Shang, Timothy R Williams
Affiliation: South Florida Proton Therapy Institute, SFPRF, Department of Radiation Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Daily image guidance for head and neck intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) presents significant challenges due to large target volumes and anatomical changes. Geometric deviations al...
Authors: Wei Wei, Yading Yuan
Affiliation: Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate an uncertainty modeling method to improve the performance of cancer classification with the ability to produce uncertainty score.
Methods: Deep learning has achieved state-o...
Authors: Minbin Chen, Ke Lu, Kaizhong Shi, Chunhao Wang, Chuan Wu, Zhenyu Yang, Fang-Fang Yin, Jingtong Zhao
Affiliation: The First People's Hospital of Kunshan, Duke University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University, Duke Kunshan University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: MRI-based automatic detection of brain metastases is often challenged by the small size and subtle nature of metastases. This study aimed to develop a novel deep learning-based brain metastas...
Authors: Claus Belka, Stefanie Corradini, George Dedes, Nikolaos Delopoulos, Christopher Kurz, Guillaume Landry, Ahmad Neishabouri, Domagoj Radonic, Adrian Thummerer, Niklas Wahl, Fan Xiao
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Department of Medical Physics, LMU Munich, Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO)
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In MR-guided online adaptive radiotherapy, MRI lacks tissue attenuation information necessary for accurate dose calculations. Instead of using deep learning methods to generate synthetic CT i...
Authors: Ling Chen, Alexei V. Trofimov, Yi Wang, Dufan Wu
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Selecting gaze angles of the eye is an important part of set-up of proton therapy for ocular tumors, ensuring that the treatment beam could irradiate the tumor while maximally sparing impo...
Authors: Yu Gao, Lei Xing, Siqi Ye
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Limited-angle CBCT (LA-CBCT) scans are often the only option for non-coplanar radiation therapy to prevent potential mechanical collisions. However, the consecutive angular occlusion of pr...
Authors: William N. Duggar, Amirhossein Eskorouchi, Haifeng Wang
Affiliation: Mississippi State University, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Extracapsular extension (ECE) in lymph nodes represents a critical prognostic factor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), bearing important implications for staging, treatment...
Authors: John Byun, Steven D Chang, Mingli Chen, Cynthia Chuang, Xuejun Gu, Melanie Hayden Gephart, Yusuke Hori, Hao Jiang, Mahdieh Kazemimoghadam, Fred Lam, Gordon Li, Lianli Liu, Weiguo Lu, David Park, Erqi Pollom, Elham Rahimy, Deyaaldeen Abu Reesh, Scott Soltys, Gregory Szalkowski, Lei Wang, Qingying Wang, Zi Yang, Xianghua Ye, Kangning Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate prediction of pain relief is crucial in determining the clinical effectiveness of Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) regimen for spine metastases. We propose a deep-learning frame...
Authors: Ziqi Gao, Lei Xing, Siqi Ye, S. Kevin Zhou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To address the challenge of high memory usage in volumetric cone-beam CT (CBCT) imaging, we propose a method that combines joint reconstruction and super-resolution for sparsely sampled CBCT ...
Authors: Vishruta A. Dumane, Andrew Lukban, Kiran Pant, Charlotte Elizabeth Read, Ren-Dih Sheu, Nadia M. Vassell
Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Radiation Oncology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This work introduces a refined in-house modified COMS eye plaque management system to streamline processes, reduce redundancies, and enhance usability.
Methods: A web-based application wit...
Authors: Mingli Chen, Xuejun Gu, Hao Jiang, Mahdieh Kazemimoghadam, Weiguo Lu, Qingying Wang, Zi Yang, Kangning Zhang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Dose prediction (DP) is essential in guiding radiotherapy planning. However, current DP models for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) primarily rely on fixed-beam orientations and a...