Optimization of HDR brachytherapy dose distributions using linear ...

[17]. The most important advantage of HDR BRT is use of single-stepping source, which allows optimization of dose distribution by varying the ...

An Inverse Dose Optimization Algorithm for Three-Dimensional ...

Compared with external beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy has the characteristics of high dose near the source and rapid dose drop-off away ...

Effects of Source Step Size on Dose Distribution in ... - Brachytherapy

We studied effects of source step size on dosimetry in 192Ir HDR brachytherapy for esophageal cancer. Materials and Methods: A patient with a 6-cm long ...

Automatic bi-objective parameter tuning for inverse planning of high

... Optimization of HDR brachytherapy dose distributions using linear programming with penalty costs Med. Phys.334012–9. Auger A, Bader J ...

Dosimetric and Radiobiological Evaluation of Hybrid Inverse ...

: Multiobjective anatomy-based dose optimization for HDR-brachytherapy with ... : Optimization of brachytherapy dose distributions by simulated annealing.

Comparison of graphical optimization or IPSA for improving ... - Nature

Many studies have reported that inverse planning by simulated annealing (IPSA) can improve the quality of brachytherapy plans, and we wanted ...

‪Åsa Holm‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

... optimizing HDR brachytherapy dose distributions with respect to mean dose ... linear penalties in dose distribution optimization for HDR prostate brachytherapy.

Mixed integer programming improves comprehensibility and plan ...

Op- timization of HDR brachytherapy dose distributions using linear programming with penalty costs. ... Dose plan optimization in HDR brachytherapy using ...

Verification of high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatment planning ...

The measurement of dose distributions around HDR sources is challenging due to its multi-energy emanation and dose fall-off within a short ...

Practical robust optimization techniques and improved inverse ...

Optimization of HDR brachytherapy dose distributions using linear programming ... HDR brachytherapy dose distributions with respect to mean dose in the DVH-tail.

IPIP: A new approach to inverse planning for HDR brachytherapy by ...

A linear programming model for optimizing HDR brachytherapy dose distributions with respect to mean dose in the DVH-tail. Å. Holm, ...

A systematic review - European Journal of Medical Physics

the application of models for HDR dose optimization. ... Verification of high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatment planning dose distribution using ...

Multi-criteria optimization algorithms for high dose rate brachytherapy

Optimization of HDR brachytherapy dose distributions using linear programming with penalty costs. Medical Physics, 33(11):4012–4019, 2006. [83] M. Lahanas ...

Dose optimization of intra-operative high dose rate interstitial ...

Optimization with dose points defined away from the implant plane and on target results in superior target coverage with optimal values of other indices. GrO ...

Optimization of Catheter Position and Dwell Time in Prostate HDR ...

Optimization of Catheter Position and Dwell Time in Prostate HDR Brachytherapy using HIPO and Linear Programming ... optimal dose distributions for both PPI-and ...

Feasibility Study of Robust Optimization to Reduce Dose Delivery ...

Without daily adaptive brachytherapy planning, these applicator displacements can lead to a significant change in dose distribution. In order to resolve it, a ...

Dose uniformity assessment of intraluminal brachytherapy using ...

RESULTS: None of the combinations of source position spacing and optimization mode was able to generate the desired optimum uniform dose distribution. However ...

Radiobiological mechanisms of LDR and HDR brachytherapy

• Short treatment times (HDR treatment only takes minutes). • Stepping source allows optimization of dose distributions by varying the. “dwell” times at each ...

Yixiang Liao - Rush University Medical Center

“Optimization for high-dose-rate brachytherapy of cervical cancer with adaptive ... , “Comparison of Optimized Interstitial HDR Brachytherapy Plans Using.

How to Optimize Therapeutic Ratio in Brachytherapy of Head and ...

dose distribution as does a high dose rate (HDR) remote afterloading system source with adjustable stepping posi- tions and dwell times. On the other hand ...