Generating deliverable DICOM RT treatment plans for prostate VMAT by predicting MLC motion sequences with an encoder-decoder network.
MLC sequencing
automatic planning
deep learning
Journal
Medical physics
ISSN: 2473-4209
Titre abrégé: Med Phys
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0425746
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
revised:
07
05
2023
received:
30
03
2023
accepted:
25
05
2023
medline:
15
8
2023
pubmed:
14
6
2023
entrez:
14
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Deep learning-based auto-planning is an active research field; however, for some tasks a treatment planning system (TPS) is still required. To introduce a deep learning-based model generating deliverable DICOM RT treatment plans that can be directly irradiated by a linear accelerator (LINAC). The model was based on an encoder-decoder network and can predict multileaf collimator (MLC) motion sequences for prostate VMAT radiotherapy. A total of 619 treatment plans from 460 patients treated for prostate cancer with single-arc VMAT were included in this study. An encoder-decoder network was trained using 465 clinical treatment plans and validated on 77 plans. The performance was analyzed on a separate test set of 77 treatment plans. Separate L1 losses were computed for the leaf and jaw positions as well as the monitor units, with the leaf loss being weighted by a factor of 100 before being added to the other losses. The generated treatment plans were recalculated in a treatment planning system and the dose-volume metrics and gamma passing rates were compared to the original dose. All generated treatment plans showed good agreement with the original data, with an average gamma passing rate (3%/3 mm) of 91.9 ± 7.1%. However, the coverage of the PTVs. was slightly lower for the generated plans (D The deep learning-based model could predict MLC motion sequences in prostate VMAT plans, eliminating the need for sequencing inside a TPS, thus revolutionizing autonomous treatment planning workflows. This research completes the loop in deep learning-based treatment planning processes, enabling more efficient workflows for real-time or online adaptive radiotherapy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Deep learning-based auto-planning is an active research field; however, for some tasks a treatment planning system (TPS) is still required.
PURPOSE
OBJECTIVE
To introduce a deep learning-based model generating deliverable DICOM RT treatment plans that can be directly irradiated by a linear accelerator (LINAC). The model was based on an encoder-decoder network and can predict multileaf collimator (MLC) motion sequences for prostate VMAT radiotherapy.
METHODS
METHODS
A total of 619 treatment plans from 460 patients treated for prostate cancer with single-arc VMAT were included in this study. An encoder-decoder network was trained using 465 clinical treatment plans and validated on 77 plans. The performance was analyzed on a separate test set of 77 treatment plans. Separate L1 losses were computed for the leaf and jaw positions as well as the monitor units, with the leaf loss being weighted by a factor of 100 before being added to the other losses. The generated treatment plans were recalculated in a treatment planning system and the dose-volume metrics and gamma passing rates were compared to the original dose.
RESULTS
RESULTS
All generated treatment plans showed good agreement with the original data, with an average gamma passing rate (3%/3 mm) of 91.9 ± 7.1%. However, the coverage of the PTVs. was slightly lower for the generated plans (D
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The deep learning-based model could predict MLC motion sequences in prostate VMAT plans, eliminating the need for sequencing inside a TPS, thus revolutionizing autonomous treatment planning workflows. This research completes the loop in deep learning-based treatment planning processes, enabling more efficient workflows for real-time or online adaptive radiotherapy.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
5088-5094Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Medical Physics published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
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