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  • Radiation Oncology
  • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

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  • Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancers requires complex treatment planning.
  • Traditional IMRT plan generation is time-consuming due to manual inverse planning.
  • Automating this process can improve efficiency and potentially patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an artificial intelligence (AI) agent for fully automated, rapid generation of head and neck IMRT plans.
  • To bypass the need for time-consuming dose-volume-based inverse planning.
  • To assess the dosimetric quality of AI-generated plans compared to traditional treatment planning system (TPS) plans.

Main Methods:

  • A conditional generative adversarial network (cGAN) architecture, including a novel generator (PyraNet) and a DenseNet discriminator, was implemented.
  • The AI agent generated 2D projections from CT data, which were used to predict nine radiation fluence maps simultaneously.
  • Predicted fluence maps underwent Gaussian deconvolution and were imported into a TPS for integrity checks. A Harr wavelet loss function was used during training.

Main Results:

  • All 15 AI-generated plans were successfully created within approximately 3 seconds per plan.
  • Isodose gradients outside the planning target volume (PTV) were comparable to TPS plans.
  • Key dosimetric metrics for organs at risk, such as parotid glands and brainstem, showed no statistically significant or clinically relevant differences between AI and TPS plans, although body Dmax was higher in AI plans.

Conclusions:

  • The developed AI agent can rapidly and automatically generate head and neck IMRT plans with acceptable dosimetry quality.
  • This AI-driven approach demonstrates significant potential for clinical applications, including preplanning decision-making and real-time treatment planning.
  • The efficiency and quality of AI-generated plans suggest a valuable role in modern radiation oncology workflows.