A genetic algorithm for the optimization of prostate implants

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2085-2091

  Yu, Yan ^a   Schell, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

GA; genetic algorithm; optimization; palladium 103; prostate implant

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM; OPTIMIZATION; POINT CONTACTS; UROLOGY;

AUTOMATED DESIGN; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PERIPHERAL DOSE; PROSTATE IMPLANTS; SOURCE STRENGTH; SURVIVING FRACTIONS; SYSTEMATIC OPTIMIZATION; ULTRASOUND GUIDED;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

PALLADIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 0030442574     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597773     Document Type: Article

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