Robust Optimization for Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy to Redistribute High Linear Energy Transfer from Nearby Critical Organs to Tumors in Head and Neck Cancer
Chenbin Liu, Samir H. Patel, Jie Shan, Steven E. Schild, Carlos Vargas, William W. Wong, Xiaoning Ding, Martin Bues, Wei Liu
Topics & Concepts
Proton therapyLinear energy transferHead and neck cancerNuclear medicineHistogramVoxelMedicineIntensity (physics)Robustness (evolution)Robust optimizationRadiation therapyMathematicsIrradiationStatisticsPhysicsSurgeryRadiologyComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceOpticsNuclear physicsGeneBiochemistryChemistryImage (mathematics)Radiation Therapy and DosimetryAdvanced Radiotherapy TechniquesEffects of Radiation Exposure