Application of a least-squares parameter estimation approach for 2-D spatial modelling of compensators for intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 369-386

  Meyer, J ^a   Burnham, K J ^a   Haas, O C L ^a   Mills, J A ^b   Parvin, E M ^c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 D spatial modelling; Compensator; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Least squares parameter estimation; System identification

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATTENUATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; LINEAR ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; METAL COMPENSATOR;

NONLINEAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036431097     PISSN: 01423312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0142331202tm068oa     Document Type: Article

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