Automated treatment planning engine for prostate seed implant brachytherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 647-652

  Yu, Yan ^a   Zhang, J B Y ^a   Brasacchio, Ralph A ^a   Okunieff, Paul G ^a   Rubens, Deborah J ^a   Strang, John G ^a   Soni, Arvind ^a   Messing, Edward M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous agent; Genetic algorithm; Optimization; Prostate seed implant; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; IRIDIUM 192; PALLADIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033049736     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00407-6     Document Type: Article

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