The use of a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm to increase flexibility in the search for better IMRT plans

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2261-2274

  Holdsworth, Clay ^a   Kim, Minsun ^a   Liao, Jay ^a   Phillips, Mark ^a  

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

Author keywords

evolutionary algorithm; intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT); multiobjective optimization

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE; RADIOTHERAPY; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; TISSUE; UROLOGY;

CONVERGENCE PROBLEMS; DECISION CRITERIONS; GENETIC OPTIMIZATION; IMPORTANCE WEIGHTS; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MULTI OBJECTIVE EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE SEARCH; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 84861636381     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3697535     Document Type: Article

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