Continuous intensity map optimization (CIMO): A novel approach to leaf sequencing in step and shoot IMRT

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 859-867

  Cao, Daliang ^a   Earl, Matthew A ^a   Luan, Shuang ^b   Shepard, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

CONVOLUTION/SUPERPOSITION; DOSE CALCULATION; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAP OPTIMIZATIONS; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; REDUCTION ALGORITHMS; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLLIMATOR; CONTINUOUS INTENSITY MAP OPTIMIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PANCREAS CANCER; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT;

EID: 33645531741     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2176057     Document Type: Article

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