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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Radiotherapy Physics
  • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Background:

  • Cone-beam CT (CBCT) and planning CT (pCT) are crucial in radiotherapy, but generating high-quality synthetic CT (sCT) for dose calculation remains a challenge.
  • Deep learning (DL) offers a promising approach for creating accurate sCT images from existing imaging data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate DL models for generating high-quality sCT images from CBCT and pCT data.
  • To assess the dosimetric accuracy of sCT images for radiation dose calculations in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized CycleGAN, Pix2pix, and U-Net models to generate sCT images from 20926 slices of CBCT and pCT data from 169 NPC patients.
  • Quantified image accuracy using Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE), Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR), and Structural Similarity Index (SSIM).
  • Evaluated dose distributions on sCT and pCT using dose-volume histograms (DVH) and 2D gamma index analysis.

Main Results:

  • DL models significantly improved image quality metrics (MAE, RMSE, PSNR, SSIM) compared to original CBCT.
  • The CycleGAN model exhibited the best performance among the evaluated DL methods.
  • Dosimetric evaluation showed high agreement (gamma index >95%) between sCT and pCT, confirming the clinical applicability of sCT for dose calculation.

Conclusions:

  • DL-based sCT generation is effective in producing images with high HU accuracy and consistent anatomical structures.
  • The CycleGAN model is a robust tool for generating high-quality sCT images for radiotherapy applications.
  • The findings support the use of DL-generated sCT for accurate radiation dose calculations, potentially improving treatment planning and delivery.