Autonomous Treatment Planning 

Modern radiation oncology is poised for a significant breakthrough, focusing on delivering personalized care by adapting treatments in real-time to patients' anatomical changes. While advancements in image-guided systems and delivery techniques have paved the way, the full potential of real-time adaptive strategies remains untapped due to limitations in automation and speed within current Treatment Planning Systems (TPS).

Our groundbreaking project aims to overcome these challenges by integrating cutting-edge Deep Learning (DL) and Reinforcement Learning (RL) technologies into the treatment planning process. We have three core objectives:

⦁ Pioneer a Fully Autonomous Treatment Planning Pipeline: Develop the world's first radiation therapy planning system that operates independently of conventional TPS, leveraging advanced DL architectures.

⦁ Explore Reinforcement Learning in Treatment Planning: Investigate how RL can enhance the planning process by optimizing machine parameters in radiotherapy plans

⦁ Establish a Next-Generation Workflow: Create a real-time adaptive treatment workflow that significantly improves the effectiveness and safety of radiation therapy.

Selected publications:

Technical Note: Dose prediction for radiation therapy using feature-based losses and One Cycle Learning (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.14774

Generating deliverable DICOM RT treatment plans for prostate VMAT by predicting MLC motion sequences with an encoder-decoder network (2023)

https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.16545

We are hiring!

FWF Standalone Project (PAT 2673523)

2 Ph.D. positions (3 years)

🌟Are you interested in working in the vibrant field of AI in medicine at Medical University of Vienna? 🔬

1️⃣ Visit our online application portal
2️⃣ Submit your application by 15.11.2024, 23:55CET
3️⃣ Specify your interest in our lab and your research aspirations.

Apply here now!

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Patient Reported Outcome

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