Optimization

Optimization of dose schedules in radiotherapy

Purpose: Fractionation in radiotherapy is the scheduled break up of a total treatment dose into individual doses. The goal of this …

A tractable mixed-integer model to design stereotactic radiosurgery treatments

Automated treatment planning for a dedicated multi-source intracranial radiosurgery treatment unit using projected gradient and grassfire algorithms

Purpose: The purpose of this work is to develop a framework to the inverse problem for radiosurgery treatment planning on the Gamma …

Optimization models and techniques for radiation treatment planning applied to Leksell Gamma Knife(R) Perfexion(TM)

Radiation treatment planning is a process through which a certain plan is devised in order to irradiate tumors or lesions to a …

The effects of altering discharge policies to alternate level of care patient flow

Radiotherapy is one method of treating different diseases like cancer. It requires a treatment plan that clearly delineates target and …

A set cover approach to fast beam orientation optimization in intensity modulated radiation therapy for total marrow irradiation

The beam orientation optimization (BOO) problem in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment planning is a nonlinear …

An interior point constraint generation algorithm for semi-infinite optimization with health-care application

We propose an interior point constraint generation (IPCG) algorithm for semi-infinite linear optimization (SILO) and prove that the …

Automated treatment planning for dedicated multi-source radiosurgery using projected gradient and grassfire algorithms

Optimization methods for total marrow irradiation using intensity modulated radiation therapy

As part of the conditioning process to prepare the patient for the bone marrow transplant, the patient is treated with total marrow …

An interior point constraint generation algorithm for semi-infinite optimization with healthcare application