A Monte Carlo simulation approach to the characterization of uncertainties in cancer staging and radiation treatment decisions

DOI10.1057/PALGRAVE.JORS.2602269MaRDI QIDQ3590865zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

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Publication date 3 September 2007

Published in The Journal of the Operational Research Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602269

zbMATH Keywords

simulationdecision analysisriskprobabilitymedicine

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Monte Carlo methods (65C05) Medical applications (general) (92C50)

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