Approximated matrix decomposition for IMRT planning with multileaf collimators

DOI10.1007/s00291-009-0168-5zbMath1231.90399OpenAlexW2074254827MaRDI QIDQ626635

Konrad Engel, Antje Kiesel

Publication date: 18 February 2011

Published in: OR Spectrum (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00291-009-0168-5

zbMATH Keywords

IMRT planningmultileaf collimatorapproximated segmentationintensity matrix

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of mathematical programming (90C90) Management decision making, including multiple objectives (90B50) Medical applications (general) (92C50) Positive matrices and their generalizations; cones of matrices (15B48)

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