Image-based dosimetry for the pptimization of liver radioembolization with 90Y microspheres

• Main Author: Πλαχούρης, Δημήτρης
• Other Authors: Plachouris, Dimitris
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Radioembolization; Yttrium-90; Deep learning; Biodistribution prediction; Treatment planning; Monte Carlo simulations; Ραδιοεμβολισμός; Ύττριο-90; Βαθειά μηχανική εκμάθηση; Πρόβλεψη βιοκατανομής; Σχεδιασμός θεραπείας; Προσομοιώσεις Μόντε Κάρλο

Liver cancer is the sixth most common form of cancer worldwide and remains the third leading cause of death. As the most effective method of treatment is surgery, portal vein thrombosis, which accompanies liver cancer in most cases, is a contraindication to surgery and other possible treatments (tra...