Title :
Search of the optimum beam position and size in radiation treatment
Author :
Park, Jeong-Hoon ; Suh, Tae-Suk ; Choe, Bo-Young ; Lee, Hyoung-Koo ; Shinn, Kyung-Sub
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Catholic Univ. of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
A new optimization method was investigated. This method is distinguished from other existing optimization methods by additional constraints and reduction of unknown variables. It was tested on two ideal cases and the potential of the idea could be verified
Keywords :
dosimetry; optimisation; radiation therapy; optimum beam position; optimum beam size; radiation treatment; radiotherapy dosimetry; unknown variables reduction; Collimators; Constraint optimization; Electron beams; Linear particle accelerator; Neoplasms; Optimization methods; Shape; Testing; Three dimensional displays; Two dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900445
