Deep neural network-based automatic radiotherapy dose prediction method

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of dose prediction in radiotherapy, and provides a deep neural network-based automatic radiotherapy dose prediction method. The method comprises the following steps:firstly, obtaining a CT image of a patient; secondly, drawing a target area and organ at risk of the patient based on the CT image; then, calculating the non-modulated dose of the patient, wherein the non-modulated dose is used for providing global information; then, constructing a deep neural network-based dose prediction model based on the CT image, the target area, the organ at risk and the non-modulation dose; and finally, automatically predicting the radiotherapy dose by using the deep neural network-based dose prediction model. The method can automatically predict dose distribution of the patient based on a deep neural network, and manual feature extraction or parameter setting is not needed in such process; the predicted dose distribution can accelerate the formulation of the radiotherapy plan of the patient; and, the model employs the non-modulated dose at an input part , so that more global information can be provided to accurately predict the dose distribution.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of dose prediction in radiotherapy, in particular to an automatic radiotherapy dose prediction method based on a deep neural network. Background technique [0002] Radiation therapy, referred to as radiotherapy, is one of the main methods of tumor treatment. Its working principle is to irradiate tumors with high-energy radiation, destroying the DNA structure of tumors, so as to kill tumor cells and protect non-tumor tissues. Radiotherapy has the advantages of wide application range, few side effects, low trauma and painless, etc. It can effectively improve the cure rate of patients and prolong the life of patients. [0003] In clinical applications, before the implementation of radiotherapy, it is necessary for professionals to formulate a radiotherapy plan, that is, according to the target area of ​​the patient and the organs at risk drawn by the doctor, combined with the prescribed dose, optimize the angle and inten...

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[0006] However, it is noted that the target area and organs at risk included in the input can only provide the "local" structural information of the patient's anatomical structure, but the output is the "global" dose distribution of the patient, learning the mapping relationship from "local" to "global" to the depth Neural Network Models Present Challenges

In addition, the input data does not contain information about the X-ray penetration area, which increases the learning difficulty of the model

[0007] Therefore, the objective shortcomings of the prior art: existing work studies the relationship between the target area and organs at risk and the DVH curve, and the DVH curve only contains dose information in a statistical sense, which cannot meet the requirements for dose distribution in clinical applications

In the work of using deep neural network to predict patient dose, the input data failed to provide "global" information related to dose, and the input data did not include information about the X-ray penetration area

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