Photographic image processing to predict radiation dermatitis in breast cancer patients using machine learning algorithms

Radiation therapy is an essential part of the comprehensive breast cancer treatment strategy, and radiation dermatitis is the inevitable side-effect. According to either patient-related or treatment-related factors, patients will experience different degrees of acute radiation dermatitis. This study proposes a machine learning architecture based on image and time series features. Using the skin image of the irradiated part during radiotherapy,...