Dose domain regularization of MLC leaf patterns for highly complex IMRT plans - Nguyen, Dan; O'Connor, Daniel; Yu, Victoria Y.; Ruan, Dan; Cao, Minsong; Low, Daniel A.; Sheng, Ke (Medical physics (Lancaster), 2015)
Keywords: 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; Algorithms; Arrangements for handling radiation or particles, e.g. focusing, moderating; beam handling equipment; Brain - radiation effects; Cancer; Collimation; collimators; dosimetry; Dosimetry/exposure assessment; Gamma Rays - therapeutic use; Glioblastoma - radiotherapy; Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; intensity modulation; Lung Neoplasms - radiotherapy; LUNGS; MLC segmentation; Multileaf collimators; Numerical solutions; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION DOSES; radiation therapy; RADIOTHERAPY; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated - instrumentation; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated - methods; Renormalization; robust delivery; Scintigraphy; Sequence analysis; stratification; Time Factors; Treatment planning; Using diaphragms, collimators