Deep learning prediction of proton and photon dose distributions for paediatric abdominal tumours

Neuroblastoma (NBL) and Wilms ’ tumour (WT) belong to the most common types of abdominal cancer in children [1,2]. Radiation therapy (RT) to the primary tumour and regional nodes is currently delivered in patients with high-risk NBL and a subset of patients with medium-risk NBL and WT [3,4]. In children, extra caution is requi red with the delivery of radiation due to the radiosensitive nature of their developing tissue. With more-advanced photon RT techniques, high-doses can be conformably delivered to complex target volumes.

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology - November 29, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: F. Guerreiro, E. Seravalli, G.O. Janssens, J.H. Maduro, A.C. Knopf, J.A. Langendijk, B.W. Raaymakers, C. Kontaxis Tags: Original Article Source Type: research