Genetic and geometric optimization of three-dimensional radiation therapy treatment planning

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 293-305

  Ezzell, Gary A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D treatment planning; genetic algorithm; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; CLONE CELLS; CODES (SYMBOLS); DRUG PRODUCTS; GEOMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

3D TREATMENT PLANNING; ADDITIONAL EXPERIMENTS; GEOMETRIC OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; OPTIMIZATION QUALITY; REPRODUCTION OPERATOR; SPONTANEOUS GENERATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL RADIATION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CAROTID BODY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; ESOPHAGUS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIATION FIELD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029926313     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597660     Document Type: Article

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