Estimation theory and model parameter selection for therapeutic treatment plan optimization

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2348-2358

  Xing, L ^a   Li, J G ^a   Pugachev, A ^a   Le, Q T ^a   Boyer, A L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensity modulation; Inverse planning; Optimization; Statistical analysis; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INTENSITY MODULATIONS; INVERSE PLANNING; PREFERENCE FUNCTIONS; QUADRATIC OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT; THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS; TREATMENT OPTIMIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DECISION THEORY; HUMAN; MAXILLA SINUS CARCINOMA; MODEL; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032692577     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598749     Document Type: Article

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