Column generation for IMRT cancer therapy optimization with implementable segments

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-79

  Preciado Walters, Felisa ^a   Langer, Mark P ^b   Rardin, Ronald L ^c   Thai, Van ^b  

^a KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

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EID: 33845310545     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10479-006-0080-1     Document Type: Article

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