A convex optimization approach to radiation treatment planning with dose constraints

A Fu, B Ungun, L Xing, S Boyd - Optimization and engineering, 2019 - Springer
We present a method for handling dose constraints as part of a convex programming
framework for inverse treatment planning. Our method uniformly handles mean dose …

Selection of intensity modulated radiation therapy treatment beam directions using radial basis functions within a pattern search methods framework

H Rocha, JM Dias, BC Ferreira, MC Lopes - Journal of Global Optimization, 2013 - Springer
The selection of appropriate radiation incidence directions in radiation therapy treatment
planning is important for the quality of the treatment plan, both for appropriate tumor …

Optimal IMRT treatment planning with prescribed trapezoidal fuzzy target dose

O Bozorg, AD Khalafi, AF Jahromi - Soft Computing, 2024 - Springer
Clinical observations in intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planning have
suggested that a prescribed target dose in the form of a trapezoidal fuzzy number is more …

Dose-based constraint generation for large-scale IMRT optimization

L Fountain, K Khedriliraviasl… - INFOR: Information …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a commonly-used method for treating
cancer. To develop a treatment plan, an optimization problem is formulated to find the …

FLUENCE MAP OPTIMIZATION IN INTENSITY‐MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING

DM Aleman - Decision Analytics and Optimization in Disease …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Intensity‐modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment is a type of cancer treatment wherein
beams of radiation are directed at a patient from outside the body. IMRT is the most common …

[PDF][PDF] Fluence map optimisation for prostate cancer intensity modulated radiotherapy planning using iterative solution method

P Singh, S Tripathi, RK Tamrakar - Polish Journal of Medical Physics …, 2020 - sciendo.com
Here we projected a model-based IMRT treatment plan to produce the optimal radiation
dosage by considering that the maximum amount of prescribed dose should be delivered to …

[PDF][PDF] Dose-volume constraints based inverse treatment planning for optimizing the delivery of radiation therapy

P Singh, S Tripathi, RK Tamrakar - Gedrag Organisatie Rev, 2020 - researchgate.net
Background: The major objective of radiation treatment is to distribute the recommended
dose to the planned target while minimizing the effect of radiation on surrounding healthy …

Incorporation of biological factors in radiation therapy treatment planning

M Brooke - 2020 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Radiation therapy plays a crucial role in the treatment of cancer. Major developments in the
field, including 3D tomographic imaging, intensity modulation and novel particle modalities …

Implementation of Gradient Projection Algorithm to Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning

L Kardar, GJ Lim, J Peng, W Cao… - IIE Annual Conference …, 2014 - search.proquest.com
The fluence map optimization (FMO) is a key element in radiation therapy treatment
planning. In this study, we implement two types of gradient projection algorithm to a dose …

Geometry-based Constraint Generation for Large-scale Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning

K Khedriliraviasl - 2019 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is a high precision radiotherapy with many
beams that have different intensities to accurately irradiate a tumor/cancerous cells …