Automated computer optimization for 3D treatment planning of breast irradiation

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2253-2258

  Chen, Guang Pei ^a   Ahunbay, Ergun ^a   Li, X Allen ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

3DCRT; Breast irradiation; Optimization; Treatment planning; Wedge

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION;

3DCRT; BREAST IRRADIATION; COMPUTER OPTIMIZATION; NON-LINEAR OPTIMIZATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS; WEDGE;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 44349099243     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2911869     Document Type: Article

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