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Cancer Therapy
Machine learning could speed up radiation therapy planning for cancer patients
February 27th, 2007
A new computer-based technique could eliminate hours of manual adjustment associated with a popular cancer treatment. In a paper published in Physics in Medicine and Biology, researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center describe an approach that has the potential to automatically determine acceptable radiation plans in a matter of minutes, without compromising the quality of treatment. "Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) has exploded in popularity, but the technique can require hours of manual tuning to determine an effective radiation treatment for a given patient," said Richard Radke, assistant professor...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2007-02-27)
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