Automatic segmentation for adaptive planning in nasopharyngeal carcinoma IMRT: Time, geometrical, and dosimetric analysis

The aim of this study was to quantify the geometrical differences between manual contours and autocontours, the dosimetric impacts, and the time gain of using autosegmentation in adaptive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for a commercial system. A total of 20 consecutive Stages I to III NPC patients who had undergone adaptive radiation therapy (ART) re planning for IMRT treatment were retrospectively...