A response surface-based approach to beam orientation optimization in IMRT treatment planning

2006 IIE Annual Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

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

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam angle optimization; Beam orientation optimization; IMRT; Response surface method

Indexed keywords

BEAM ANGLE OPTIMIZATION; BEAM ORIENTATION OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD;

CELLS; COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES; ONCOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIOTHERAPY;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84858454820     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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