3 papers
physics.med-ph2025
Cluster Dose Prediction in Carbon Ion Therapy: Using Transfer Learning from a Pretrained Dose Prediction U-Net
Miriam Schwarze, Hui Khee Looe, Björn Poppe +2
The cluster dose concept offers an alternative to the radiobiological effectiveness (RBE)-based model for describing radiation-induced biological effects. This study examines the a…
physics.med-ph2025
Cross-Section-Based Scaling Method for Material-Specific Cluster Dose Calculations -- A Proof of Concept
Miriam Schwarze, Hui Khee Looe, Björn Poppe +2
Cross-section data unavailability for non-water materials in track structure simulation software necessitates nanodosimetric quantity transformation from water to other materials.…
physics.med-ph2025
Exploring Machine Learning Models for Physical Dose Calculation in Carbon Ion Therapy Using Heterogeneous Imaging Data -- A Proof of Concept Study
Miriam Schwarze, Hui Khee Looe, Björn Poppe +3
Background: Accurate and fast dose calculation is essential for optimizing carbon ion therapy. Existing machine learning (ML) models have been developed for other radiotherapy moda…