Dose calculations in high-dose rate brachytherapy planning for cancer treatment
Keywords:
Brachytherapy, high-dose rate, optimization, treatment planningAbstract
This article provides the overview of current literature regarding the application of high-dose rate planning and optimization techniques. A summary of commonly used optimization technique known as heuristics method (stochastic and deterministic) is also provided.
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