A feasible application of constrained optimization in the IMRT system

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 370-379

  Artacho Terrer, Juan M ^a   Nasarre Benedé, Miguel A ^a   Bernués Del Río, Emiliano ^a   Cruz Llanas, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomedical applications of radiation; Dosimetry; Optimization methods; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DOSIMETRY; MEDICAL COMPUTING; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL LIMITATIONS; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY;

ONCOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 33847729497     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2006.890487     Document Type: Article

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