Deep Learning Based 3D Dose Estimation from Prompt Gamma Distribution for Proton Therapy Monitoring

W Lu, T Ma, T Yang, S Xu, Y Liu - 2020 - Soc Nuclear Med
574 Objectives: Prompt gamma (PG) imaging technique has been demonstrated to be very
promising in real-time proton range monitoring in proton therapy. Despite the high …

A feasibility study of enhanced prompt gamma imaging for range verification in proton therapy using deep learning

Z Jiang, JC Polf, CA Barajas… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Background and objective. Range uncertainty is a major concern affecting the delivery
precision in proton therapy. The Compton camera (CC)-based prompt-gamma (PG) imaging …

A deep learning approach for converting prompt gamma images to proton dose distributions: A Monte Carlo simulation study

CC Liu, HM Huang - Physica Medica, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose In proton therapy, imaging prompt gamma (PG) rays has the potential to verify
proton dose (PD) distribution. Despite the fact that there is a strong correlation between the …

Accounting for prompt gamma emission and detection for range verification in proton therapy treatment planning

L Tian, Z Huang, G Janssens, G Landry… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Prompt gamma (PG) imaging is widely investigated as one of the most promising methods
for proton range verification in proton therapy. The performance of this technique is affected …

Spatially resolved measurement of wideband prompt gamma-ray emission toward on-line monitor for the future proton therapy

A Koide, J Kataoka, T Taya, Y Iwamoto… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In proton therapy, the delivered dose should be monitored to a high degree of accuracy to
avoid unnecessary exposure to healthy tissues and critical organs. Although positron …

Fast spot-scanning proton dose calculation method with uncertainty quantification using a three-dimensional convolutional neural network

Y Nomura, J Wang, H Shirato… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This study proposes a near-real-time spot-scanning proton dose calculation method with
probabilistic uncertainty estimation using a three-dimensional convolutional neural network …

Feasibility Study of an Integrated Prompt Gamma Imaging and PET System for Range Verification in Proton Therapy

D Mu, N D'Ascenzo, Q Ma, R Zhang… - 2022 IEEE Nuclear …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Proton range verification in vivo is beneficial and significant for precision treatment in proton
therapy. Prompt gamma imaging (PGI) and positron emission tomography (PET) are two …

Beam mask and sliding window‐facilitated deep learning‐based accurate and efficient dose prediction for pencil beam scanning proton therapy

L Zhang, JM Holmes, Z Liu, SA Vora, TT Sio… - Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Accurate and efficient dose calculation is essential for on‐line adaptive
planning in proton therapy. Deep learning (DL) has shown promising dose prediction results …

Detector development for prompt gamma imaging in proton therapy online monitoring

H Zhang, P Fan, S Wang, Y Xia, T Xu… - 2018 IEEE Nuclear …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Proton therapy allows for accurate positioning of target tumors by accurate dose delivery at
the Bragg peak. But a 10~ 15 mm proton range deflection could be caused by uncertainties …

A new treatment planning approach accounting for prompt gamma range verification and interfractional anatomical changes

L Tian, G Landry, G Dedes, M Pinto… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Prompt gamma (PG) imaging is widely investigated for spot-by-spot in vivo range verification
for proton therapy. Previous studies pointed out that the accuracy of prompt gamma imaging …