Fig. 1: Artificial intelligence (AI)-accelerated contouring promotes All-in-One radiotherapy (RT).
From: Deep learning empowered volume delineation of whole-body organs-at-risk for accelerated radiotherapy
a The process overview of conventional RT vs. AI-accelerated All-in-One RT. The RT workflow can be divided into four steps, in which treatment planning step can be accelerated by AI. Conventional treatment planning includes manual contouring of organs-at-risk (OARs), clinical target volume (CTV), and planning target volume (PTV), followed by the planning procedures. The contouring step can be accelerated by AI algorithms, followed by an oncologist’s review with minimal required modification. b The time scales of contouring and RT workflow in the conventional RT and the AI-accelerated All-in-One RT, respectively. The contouring step can be accelerated by AI from hours to seconds, and the whole RT process can be shortened from days to minutes.
