Approximated matrix decomposition for IMRT planning with multileaf collimators

DOI10.1007/s00291-009-0168-5zbMath1231.90399MaRDI 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 planning; multileaf collimator; approximated segmentation; intensity matrix

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

90C90: Applications of mathematical programming

90B50: Management decision making, including multiple objectives

92C50: Medical applications (general)

15B48: Positive matrices and their generalizations; cones of matrices

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