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The Radiation Therapy Planning Problem

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Computational Radiology and Imaging

Part of the book series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications ((IMA,volume 110))

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In this article we describe mathematical aspects of the radiation therapy optimization problem. Various says of formulating the problem are presented and discussed.

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Börgers, C. (1999). The Radiation Therapy Planning Problem. In: Börgers, C., Natterer, F. (eds) Computational Radiology and Imaging. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, vol 110. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1550-9_1

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