Prediction of Target Motion Using Neural Network for 4-dimensional Radiation Therapy.
- Author:
Sang Kyung LEE
1
;
Yong Nam KIM
;
Kyung Ran PARK
;
Kyeongkeun JEONG
;
Chang Geol LEE
;
Ik Jae LEE
;
Jinsil SEONG
;
Won Hoon CHOI
;
Yoonsun CHUNG
;
Sung Ho PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.ynkim@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
4-dimensional radiation therapy;
Target motion prediction;
Neural network
- MeSH:
Humans;
Learning;
Respiration;
Track and Field
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Physics
2009;20(3):132-138
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Studies on target motion in 4-dimensional radiotherapy are being world-widely conducted to enhance treatment record and protection of normal organs. Prediction of tumor motion might be very useful and/or essential for especially free-breathing system during radiation delivery such as respiratory gating system and tumor tracking system. Neural network is powerful to express a time series with nonlinearity because its prediction algorithm is not governed by statistic formula but finds a rule of data expression. This study intended to assess applicability of neural network method to predict tumor motion in 4-dimensional radiotherapy. Scaled Conjugate Gradient algorithm was employed as a learning algorithm. Considering reparation data for 10 patients, prediction by the neural network algorithms was compared with the measurement by the real-time position management (RPM) system. The results showed that the neural network algorithm has the excellent accuracy of maximum absolute error smaller than 3 mm, except for the cases in which the maximum amplitude of respiration is over the range of respiration used in the learning process of neural network. It indicates the insufficient learning of the neural network for extrapolation. The problem could be solved by acquiring a full range of respiration before learning procedure. Further works are programmed to verify a feasibility of practical application for 4-dimensional treatment system, including prediction performance according to various system latency and irregular patterns of respiration.
