An inverse treatment planning model for intensity modulated radiation therapy with dynamic MLC

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volumn 135, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 227-250

  Tervo, J ^a   Lyyra Laitinen, T ^a,b   Kolmonen, P ^a   Boman, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Global optimization; Inverse problem; Multileaf collimator; Radiation therapy treatment planning

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; IONIZING RADIATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR (MLC);

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

EID: 0037429592     PISSN: 00963003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0096-3003(01)00325-3     Document Type: Article

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