A response surface approach to beam orientation optimization in intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatment planning

INFORMS Journal on Computing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-76

  Aleman, Dionne M ^a   Romeijn, H Edwin ^a   Dempsey, James F ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam orientation optimization; Fluence map optimization; IMRT optimization; Radiation therapy treatment planning; Response surface method

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649998988     PISSN: 10919856     EISSN: 15265528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/ijoc.1080.0279     Document Type: Article

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