A class of optimization problems in radiotherapy dosimetry planning

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1651-1672

  Alfonso, Juan Carlos López ^a   Buttazzo, Giuseppe ^b   García Archilla, Bosco ^c   Herrero, Miguel A ^a   Núñez, Luis ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

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EID: 84870733478     PISSN: 15313492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/dcdsb.2012.17.1651     Document Type: Article

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