Multi-objective optimization in radiotherapy: Applications to stereotactic radiosurgery and prostate brachytherapy

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-51

  Yu, Yan ^a   Zhang, J B ^a   Cheng, Gang ^a   Schell, M C ^a   Okunieff, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision theory; Genetic algorithm; Optimization; Prostate brachytherapy; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY;

MULTI-OBJECTIVE DECISION ANALYSIS (MODA); TREATMENT PLANNING;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN RADIATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0034194316     PISSN: 09333657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3657(99)00049-4     Document Type: Article

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