A new genetic algorithm technique in optimization of permanent 125I prostate implants

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2308-2315

  Yang, Guozhen ^a   Reinstein, L E ^a   Pai, S ^a   Xu, Zhigang ^a   Carroll, D L ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Genetic algorithm; Optimization; Permanent prostate implant; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; COST FUNCTIONS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GEOMETRY; NEEDLES; OPTIMIZATION; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; UROLOGY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE-VOLUME HISTOGRAMS; NEW GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZED TREATMENT PLANNING; PROSTATE IMPLANTS; ROBUST OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

IODINE 125;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032413558     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598460     Document Type: Article

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