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External radiotherapy of prostatic carcinoma: A quadratic optimization of the dose distribution

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CVRMed-MRCAS'97 (CVRMed 1997, MRCAS 1997)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 1205))

Abstract

Radiation therapy uses the energy imparted by radiation in order to treat tumours: this method offers the main advantage of being non-invasive. Because all parts of the body get a dose, it requires, however, a great prudence. The dosimetric planning is necessary for concentrating the dose into the tumour and saving healthy tissues as much as possible. This task is performed by radiophysicists, who determine a treatment plan after several tests. The aim of our work, which is focused on the treatment of the prostate, is to automate this stage. We describe a new mathematical model for this optimization problem, and present some numerical results including different field shapes.

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  1. Faculté de Médecine de Grenoble, Domaine de la Merci, Laboratoire TIMC-IMAG, 38700, La Tronche, France

    Y. Menguy, P. Cinquin & J. Troccaz

  2. Service de Radiothérapie, CHRUG A. Michallon, 38700, La Tronche, France

    P. Vassal, J. -Y. Giraud, A. Dusserre & M. Bolla

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  1. Y. Menguy
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Jocelyne Troccaz Eric Grimson Ralph Mösges

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Menguy, Y. et al. (1997). External radiotherapy of prostatic carcinoma: A quadratic optimization of the dose distribution. In: Troccaz, J., Grimson, E., Mösges, R. (eds) CVRMed-MRCAS'97. CVRMed MRCAS 1997 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1205. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0029293

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