The feasibility of using Pareto fronts for comparison of treatment planning systems and delivery techniques

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-237

  Ottosson, Rickard O ^a,b,c   Engström, Per E ^b   Sjöström, David ^a   Behrens, Claus F ^a   Karlsson, Anna ^a   Knöös, Tommy ^b   Ceberg, Crister ^b  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARETO OPTIMALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTUM; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 60549110084     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860802251559     Document Type: Article

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