Three-dimensional optimization of treatment planning for gamma unit treatment system

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2352-2357

  Shu, Huazhong ^a   Yan, Yulong ^a   Luo, Limin ^a   Bao, Xudong ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Multiplier penalty method; Three dimensional treatment planning

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TREATMENTS; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; CRITICAL STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; PENALTY METHODS; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT PLANS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032443701     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598445     Document Type: Article

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