Intensity modulated photon beams subject to a minimal surface smoothing constraint

被引:41
作者
Alber, M [1 ]
Nüsslin, F [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tubingen, Radiol Uniklin, Abt Med Phys, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany
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10.1088/0031-9155/45/5/403
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
A method to smooth intensity-modulated photon beams is presented which can be applied in conjunction with any optimization algorithm. The method employs an additional soft constraint to minimize the area of the surface defined by the photon fluence.
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页码:N49 / N52
页数:4
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