An approaching genetic algorithm for automatic beam angle selection in IMRT planning

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-265

  Lei, Jie ^a   Li, Yongjie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Beam angle optimization; Conjugate gradient; Genetic algorithm; Intensity modulated radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BEAM ANGLE OPTIMIZATION; BEAM ANGLE SELECTIONS; BEAM ANGLES; BEAM INTENSITIES; CONJUGATE GRADIENT; CROSSOVER AND MUTATIONS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; UPDATING STRATEGIES;

ALGORITHMS; CONJUGATE GRADIENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

BIONICS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SELECTION (GENETICS); STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 59149103606     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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