Worst case optimization: A method to account for uncertainties in the optimization of intensity modulated proton therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1689-1700

  Pflugfelder, D ^a   Wilkens, J J ^a   Oelfke, U ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PROTON THERAPY; SETUP UNCERTAINTIES;

PROTONS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 41049103315     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/6/013     Document Type: Article

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