Optimization of HDR brachytherapy treatment plans

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1735-1738

  Chu, James ^a   Hu, Zenan ^a   Amadon, Stephen ^a   Zhang, Yunkai ^a   Zusag, Tom ^a   Abrams, Ross ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological model; Brachytherapy; HDR; Optimization; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; ONCOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

ADAPTIVE SIMULATED ANNEALING; BIOLOGICAL MODELING; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLEAR SPECIFICATIONS; CRITICAL STRUCTURES; REGIONS OF INTEREST; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR CONTROL PROBABILITY;

TUMORS;

EID: 84901288938     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: 14339277     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-36841-0_429     Document Type: Conference Paper

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