使用KMeans集群来评估和警报线性光子束参数的偏差
Narmada Chinnakannan1, Punithavelan Nallamuthu1
1Physics Division, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology(VIT) University, Chennai Campus, Vandalur- Kelambakkam Road, Chennai, India.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
|January 29, 2024
概括
无监督机器学习 (ML) 算法可以分析线性加速器 (linac) 质量保证 (QA) 数据,以确定机器状态并预测维护需求. 这种方法有助于确保癌症患者的精确放射治疗.
科学领域:
- 医学物理 医学物理
- 医疗保健中的机器学习
- 辐射瘤学 辐射瘤学
背景情况:
- 精确的剂量测量对于有效的癌症治疗至关重要.
- 线性加速器 (linacs) 需要严格的质量保证 (QA) 来确保一致的性能.
- 传统的质量保证方法可能并不总是有效地识别微妙的偏差或预测维护需求.
研究的目的:
- 将无监督机器学习 (ML) 应用到 linacs.的每日剂量测量质量保证参数.
- 评估Linac机器的当前状态.
- 为了确定参数在可接受范围之外的可能原因.
主要方法:
- 采用KMeans集群技术,对每天测量的五个参数进行了应用:中央轴剂量 (CAX),光束平度,对称LR,对称GT和光束质量 (BQF).
- 利用了来自Varian和Elekta的数据,涵盖了55到107天的测量时间.
- 使用PTW快速检查webline设备进行参数测量.
主要成果:
- 为每个质量保证参数 (CAX,平面度,对称度,光束质量) 设定上下限.
- 确定参数偏离目标值的频率,并确定偏差的具体日期.
- 能够预测可能导致偏差的原因,并评估维护要求.
结论:
- KMeans 集群是一种有效的 ML 工具,用于分析 linac QA 数据.
- 这种方法提供了快速计算和准确的确定 linac 参数极限的最小数据.
- 它有助于早期检测潜在的 linac 问题,使主动维护和保证治疗质量.
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