Multi-institutional evaluation of a Pareto navigation guided automated radiotherapy planning solution for prostate cancer

Autor: Philip A Wheeler, Nicholas S West, Richard Powis, Rhydian Maggs, Michael Chu, Rachel A Pearson, Nick Willis, Bartlomiej Kurec, Katie L. Reed, David G. Lewis, John Staffurth, Emiliano Spezi, Anthony E. Millin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Radiation Oncology, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1748-717X
DOI: 10.1186/s13014-024-02404-x
Popis: Abstract Background Current automated planning solutions are calibrated using trial and error or machine learning on historical datasets. Neither method allows for the intuitive exploration of differing trade-off options during calibration, which may aid in ensuring automated solutions align with clinical preference. Pareto navigation provides this functionality and offers a potential calibration alternative. The purpose of this study was to validate an automated radiotherapy planning solution with a novel multi-dimensional Pareto navigation calibration interface across two external institutions for prostate cancer. Methods The implemented ‘Pareto Guided Automated Planning’ (PGAP) methodology was developed in RayStation using scripting and consisted of a Pareto navigation calibration interface built upon a ‘Protocol Based Automatic Iterative Optimisation’ planning framework. 30 previous patients were randomly selected by each institution (IA and IB), 10 for calibration and 20 for validation. Utilising the Pareto navigation interface automated protocols were calibrated to the institutions’ clinical preferences. A single automated plan (VMATAuto) was generated for each validation patient with plan quality compared against the previously treated clinical plan (VMATClinical) both quantitatively, using a range of DVH metrics, and qualitatively through blind review at the external institution. Results PGAP led to marked improvements across the majority of rectal dose metrics, with Dmean reduced by 3.7 Gy and 1.8 Gy for IA and IB respectively (p
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