TABLE 2.
Efficiency analysis of each framework component using the mean execution time. Note that in Element 9–10, the dose calculation time also includes some other prerequisite process time, such as contour integrity check, material overlap check, and so forth, which is hard to time separately.
Component | Action | HN (sec) | Lung (sec) | Prostate (sec) |
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Element 2 | Import CBCT to TPS | 7.1 ± 0.2 | 7.4 ± 0.3 | 7.5 ± 0.2 |
Element 3 | Deform CBCT to planning CT | 16.6 ± 2.8 | 15.6 ± 1.8 | 15.5 ± 4.0 |
Element 4 | Generate cCBCT | 18.0 ± 2.1 | 17.6 ± 1.6 | 18.6 ± 2.0 |
Element 5 | Find CTVs | 0.5 ± 0.06 | 0.3 ± 0.04 | 0.3 ± 0.06 |
Find body structure | 0.3 ± 0.05 | 0.1 ± 0.01 | 0.1 ± 0.02 | |
Deform planning CT to cCBCT | 16.6 ± 2.8 | 15.6 ± 1.8 | 15.5 ± 4.0 | |
Element 6 | Find contour structures | 2.6 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 1.7 | 1.6 ± 0.2 |
Map contour structures | 6.2 ± 2.9 | 10.2 ± 2.6 | 9.9 ± 6.4 | |
Element 7 | Generate vCT | 15.5 ± 1.6 | 15.5 ± 0.8 | 17.2 ± 2.3 |
Element 8 | Copy contour structures | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.2 |
Element 9- | Compute Monte Carlo dose using cCBCT | 30.9 ± 10.1 | 25.9 ± 2.4 | 33.9 ± 9.1 |
10 | Compute Monte Carlo dose using vCT | 30.6 ± 11.0 | 25.8 ± 2.4 | 34.3 ± 9.2 |
Total time | Use cCBCT for online evaluation | 1.6 ± 0.4 (min) | 1.6 ± 0.2 (min) | 1.7 ± 0.4 (min) |
Use vCT for online evaluation | 1.9 ± 0.4 (min) | 1.9 ± 0.2 (min) | 2.0 ± 0.5 (min) |