Optimization in treatment planning of high dose‐rate brachytherapy—Review and analysis of mathematical models
Treatment planning in high dose‐rate brachytherapy has traditionally been conducted with
manual forward planning, but inverse planning is today increasingly used in clinical practice …
manual forward planning, but inverse planning is today increasingly used in clinical practice …
Operational research techniques applied throughout cancer care services: a review
CE Saville, HK Smith, K Bijak - Health Systems, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer is a disease affecting increasing numbers of people. In the UK, the proportion of
people affected by cancer is projected to increase from 1 in 3 in 1992, to nearly 1 in 2 by …
people affected by cancer is projected to increase from 1 in 3 in 1992, to nearly 1 in 2 by …
A feasibility study for using ABS plastic and a low-cost 3D printer for patient-specific brachytherapy mould design
This feasibility study aims to determine if a low-cost 3D printer (BitsFromBytes 3D Touch)
with ABS plastic can print custom mould structures and catheter channels defined in a …
with ABS plastic can print custom mould structures and catheter channels defined in a …
Deep reinforcement learning for treatment planning in high-dose-rate cervical brachytherapy
G Pu, S Jiang, Z Yang, Y Hu, Z Liu - Physica Medica, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy (BT) is an effective cancer treatment method
in which the radiation source is placed within the body. Treatment planning is a critical …
in which the radiation source is placed within the body. Treatment planning is a critical …
Application and benchmarking of multi-objective evolutionary algorithms on high-dose-rate brachytherapy planning for prostate cancer treatment
Abstract High-Dose-Rate (HDR) brachytherapy (BT) treatment planning involves
determining an appropriate schedule of a radiation source moving through a patient's body …
determining an appropriate schedule of a radiation source moving through a patient's body …
Single versus multichannel applicator in high-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy optimized by inverse treatment planning
YA Bahadur, C Constantinescu, AH Hassouna… - Journal of …, 2015 - termedia.pl
Purpose: To retrospectively compare the potential dosimetric advantages of a multichannel
vaginal applicator vs. a single channel one in intracavitary vaginal high-dose-rate (HDR) …
vaginal applicator vs. a single channel one in intracavitary vaginal high-dose-rate (HDR) …
Inter-observer evaluation of a GPU-based multicriteria optimization algorithm combined with plan navigation tools for HDR brachytherapy
C Bélanger, É Poulin, S Aubin, É Vigneault, AG Martin… - Brachytherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
PURPOSE Recently, a GPU-based multicriteria optimization (gMCO) algorithm was
integrated in a graphical user interface (gMCO-GUI) that allowed real-time plan navigation …
integrated in a graphical user interface (gMCO-GUI) that allowed real-time plan navigation …
Comparative analysis of 60Co and 192Ir sources in high dose rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer
A Wen, X Wang, B Wang, C Yan, J Luo, P Wang, J Li - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy (BT) is an effective treatment for
bulky, middle, and advanced cervical cancer. Both 192Ir and 60Co are radiation sources …
bulky, middle, and advanced cervical cancer. Both 192Ir and 60Co are radiation sources …
A framework for inverse planning of beam-on times for 3D small animal radiotherapy using interactive multi-objective optimisation
M Balvert, SJ van Hoof, PV Granton… - Physics in Medicine …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Advances in precision small animal radiotherapy hardware enable the delivery of
increasingly complicated dose distributions on the millimeter scale. Manual creation and …
increasingly complicated dose distributions on the millimeter scale. Manual creation and …
A linear optimization model for high dose rate brachytherapy using a novel distance metric
Purpose. We propose a linear network-based optimization model (LNBM) for high dose rate
brachytherapy (HDR-BT) that uses a novel distance metric to measure the discrepancy …
brachytherapy (HDR-BT) that uses a novel distance metric to measure the discrepancy …