Inverse planning anatomy-based dose optimization for HDR-brachytherapy of the prostate using fast simulated annealing algorithm and dedicated objective function

Medical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 773-779

  Lessard, Etienne ^a,b   Pouliot, Jean ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; HDR; Inverse planning; Prostate; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

COST FUNCTIONS; DISEASES; INVERSE PROBLEMS; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FAST SIMULATED ANNEALING; HIGH-DOSE-RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; INVERSE PLANNING; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PROSTATE; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS; TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS;

UROLOGY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR VOLUME;

IPSA;

EID: 0035010591     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1368127     Document Type: Article

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