Predicting the daily gastrointestinal doses of stereotactic body radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer based on the shortest distance between the tumor and the gastrointestinal tract using daily computed tomography images.

Yusuke UchinamiTakahiro KanehiraKeiji NakazatoYoshihiro FujitaFuki KoizumiShuhei TakahashiManami OtsukaKoichi YasudaHiroshi TaguchiKentaro NishiokaNaoki MiyamotoKohei YokokawaRyusuke SuzukiKeiji KobashiKeita TakahashiNorio KatohHidefumi Aoyama

Published in: BJR open (2023)

This study aimed to predict the daily doses in SBRT for pancreatic cancer from the shortest distance between the GTV and the gastrointestinal tract.Daily changes in the shortest distance can predict the daily dose to the small or large intestines, but not to the gastroduodenum.

Keyphrases

physical activity
computed tomography
radiation therapy
magnetic resonance imaging
machine learning
convolutional neural network