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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2023

Machine learning-based radiotherapy time prediction and treatment scheduling management.

Lisiqi Xie, Dan Xu, Kangjian He, Xin Tian

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Article in Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. AI-driven troubleshooting for TrueBeam systems: Development and testing of a GPT-4.1 Chatbot.Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology · 2026
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  2. Research progress of machine learning applications in gastric cancer diagnosis and therapy.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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Lisiqi XieSchool of Information Science and Engineering, Yunnan University, Kunming, China.
Dan XuSchool of Information Science and Engineering, Yunnan University, Kunming, China.
Kangjian HeSchool of Information Science and Engineering, Yunnan University, Kunming, China.
Xin TianDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 62162068National Natural Science Foundation of China 62202416Yunnan Province Ten Thousand Talents Program and Yunling Scholars Special Project YNWR-YLXZ-2018-022Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department-Yunnan University "Double First-Class" Construction Joint Fund Project 202301BF070001-025
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Abstract

purposeThe utility efficiency of medical devices is important, especially for countries such as China, which have a large population and shortage of medical care resources. Radiotherapy devices are among the most valuable and specialized equipment categories and carry enormous treatment loads. In this study, a novel method is proposed to improve the efficiency of a radiotherapy device (linac). Although scheduling management with accurate prediction of the entire treatment time included in each appointment, arrange a reasonable time duration for appointments and save time between patient shifts effectively. Tasks belonging to the treatment and non-treatment groups can be assigned more flexibly based on the availability of time. MATERIAL AND

methodsData from 1665 patients, including patient positioning time (PT) and treatment time (TT), were collected in collaboration with the Radiotherapy Center of the Department of Oncology at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University from November 2020 to August 2021. The features related to PT and TT were extracted and used to train the machine learning-based model to predict PT and TT in independent patients. The prediction results were subsequently applied to a minute-based scheduling tool.

conclusionArtificial intelligence is a promising approach to solve abstract problems with a specialized knowledge background. The results of this study show encouraging prediction outcomes in relation to effective scheduling management and could improve the efficiency of the linac. This successful trial broadens the meaning of medical data and potential future research directions in radiotherapy.

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Artificial IntelligenceRadiation OncologyChinaHospitalsHumansMachine Learningmachine learningradiotherapytime predictiontreatment scheduling

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PMID37592451
PMCPMC10476992

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