Optimal treatment planning in radiotherapy based on Boltzmann transport calculations

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 573-592

  Frank, Martin ^a   Herty, Michael ^a   Schäfer, Matthias ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boltzmann transport equation; First order optimality; Optimal control; Radiative transfer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; BOLTZMANN EQUATION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT EQUATION; FIRST-ORDER OPTIMALITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 44349133889     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202508002784     Document Type: Article

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