A stochastic control formalism for dynamic biologically conformal radiation therapy

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 541-556

  Kim, Minsun ^a   Ghate, Archis ^b   Phillips, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiotherapy; Control; Dynamic programming; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; OR in health services

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY; BEAM INTENSITY; BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; BIOLOGICAL MODELING; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY; CONTROL SCHEMES; DISCRETE-TIME; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FUNCTIONAL IMAGING; HEALTH OUTCOMES; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL FRAMEWORKS; OR IN HEALTH SERVICES; RADIATION TREATMENTS; RECENT PROGRESS; SPATIOTEMPORAL EVOLUTION; STATE-OF-THE-ART METHODS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL; SYSTEM STATE; TEST CASE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR RESPONSE;

BIOLOGY; CONTROL; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84857915067     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.10.039     Document Type: Article

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