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http://dx.doi.org/10.14407/jrpr.2021.00402

A Review of Computational Phantoms for Quality Assurance in Radiology and Radiotherapy in the Deep-Learning Era  

Peng, Zhao (School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China)
Gao, Ning (School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China)
Wu, Bingzhi (School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China)
Chen, Zhi (School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China)
Xu, X. George (School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China)
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Journal of Radiation Protection and Research / v.47, no.3, 2022 , pp. 111-133 More about this Journal
Abstract
The exciting advancement related to the "modeling of digital human" in terms of a computational phantom for radiation dose calculations has to do with the latest hype related to deep learning. The advent of deep learning or artificial intelligence (AI) technology involving convolutional neural networks has brought an unprecedented level of innovation to the field of organ segmentation. In addition, graphics processing units (GPUs) are utilized as boosters for both real-time Monte Carlo simulations and AI-based image segmentation applications. These advancements provide the feasibility of creating three-dimensional (3D) geometric details of the human anatomy from tomographic imaging and performing Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations using increasingly fast and inexpensive computers. This review first introduces the history of three types of computational human phantoms: stylized medical internal radiation dosimetry (MIRD) phantoms, voxelized tomographic phantoms, and boundary representation (BREP) deformable phantoms. Then, the development of a person-specific phantom is demonstrated by introducing AI-based organ autosegmentation technology. Next, a new development in GPU-based Monte Carlo radiation dose calculations is introduced. Examples of applying computational phantoms and a new Monte Carlo code named ARCHER (Accelerated Radiation-transport Computations in Heterogeneous EnviRonments) to problems in radiation protection, imaging, and radiotherapy are presented from research projects performed by students at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Finally, this review discusses challenges and future research opportunities. We found that, owing to the latest computer hardware and AI technology, computational human body models are moving closer to real human anatomy structures for accurate radiation dose calculations.
Keywords
Computational Phantoms; Monte Carlo; Graphics Processing Units; Deep Learning; Autosegmentation;
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