nnDoseNet: Intuitive and flexible deep learning framework to train and evaluate radiotherapy dose prediction models
By offering automated data preprocessing, systematic model training, and robust dose evaluation all within a single framework nnDoseNet reduces the complexity of building and testing dose prediction models. It accommodates diverse prescription doses, organ-at-risk definitions, and hardware configurations, making it a suitable benchmark for multi-institutional research. With its balance of simplicity, flexibility, and performance, nnDoseNet aims to accelerate the development, comparison, and clinical integration of advanced AI-driven dose prediction methods in radiotherapy. Importantly, the nnDoseNet output is a dose prediction, not a clinically deliverable treatment plan. Plan optimization, QA, and clinical approval remain separate steps outside the scope of this work.
Authors
- Joseph Harms (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2441-9853)
- Carlos E. Cardenas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1414-3849)
- R Cardan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9483-1398)
- Richard A. Popple (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1252-738X)
- John B. Fiveash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1129-2884)
- H. H. Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2117-2148)
Institutions
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Computers in Biology and Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2025.111237
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88