A machine learning approach to the accurate prediction of multi-leaf collimator positional errors

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2514-2531

  Carlson, Joel N K ^a,b   Park, Jong Min ^a,b,c   Park, So Yeon ^b,c   Park, Jong In ^a,b   Choi, Yunseok ^c,d   Ye, Sung Joon ^a,b,c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Veterans Health Service Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

machine learning; MLC position; quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ERRORS; FORECASTING; PATIENT TREATMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

ACCURATE PREDICTION; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY; MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES; MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES; MLC POSITION; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; VOLUMETRIC PARAMETERS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; HUMAN; MACHINE LEARNING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; MACHINE LEARNING; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84961778070     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/6/2514     Document Type: Article

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