DocumentCode
1741177
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
Volume
3
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
1846
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6465-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900445
Filename
900445
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