A topographic leaf-sequencing algorithm for delivering intensity modulated radiation therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2751-2756

  Desai, Dharmin ^a   Ramsey, Chester R ^b,c   Breinig, Marianne ^d   Mahan, Stephen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Tennessee   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Leaf sequencing; Topographic delivery

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BOTTLES; DECONVOLUTION; FOURIER SERIES; RADIOTHERAPY;

DELIVERY TECHNIQUES; EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTENSITY-MODULATED; LEAF SEQUENCING; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; TOPOGRAPHIC DELIVERY;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; GENETIC ALGORITHM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; X RAY FILM;

EID: 33746605151     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2216876     Document Type: Article

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