TY - JOUR
T1 - A collaboratory for radiation therapy treatment planning optimization research
AU - Deasy, J.
AU - Lee, E. K.
AU - Bortfeld, T.
AU - Langer, M.
AU - Zakarian, K.
AU - Alaly, J.
AU - Zhang, Y.
AU - Liu, H.
AU - Mohan, R.
AU - Ahuja, R.
AU - Pollack, A.
AU - Purdy, J.
AU - Rardin, R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgment This research is supported in part by NCI grants R29 CA85181 (PI: J Deasy), U24 CA81647 (Image Guided Therapy Center; PI: J Purdy), and NSF grant DMI 0331755 (PI: EK Lee). We also thank James Deye, PhD, of the NCI’s Radiation Research program, for significant administrative help and guidance.
PY - 2006/11
Y1 - 2006/11
N2 - Intensity modulated radiation therapy treatment planning (IMRTP) is a challenging application of optimization technology. We present software tools to facilitate IMRTP research by computational scientists who may not have convenient access to radiotherapy treatment planning systems. The tools, developed within Matlab and CERR (computational environment for radiotherapy research), allow convenient access, visualization, programmable manipulation, and sharing of patient treatment planning data, as well as convenient generation of dosimetric data needed as input for treatment plan optimization research. CERR/Matlab also provides a common framework for storing, reviewing, sharing, and comparing optimized dose distributions from multiple researchers.
AB - Intensity modulated radiation therapy treatment planning (IMRTP) is a challenging application of optimization technology. We present software tools to facilitate IMRTP research by computational scientists who may not have convenient access to radiotherapy treatment planning systems. The tools, developed within Matlab and CERR (computational environment for radiotherapy research), allow convenient access, visualization, programmable manipulation, and sharing of patient treatment planning data, as well as convenient generation of dosimetric data needed as input for treatment plan optimization research. CERR/Matlab also provides a common framework for storing, reviewing, sharing, and comparing optimized dose distributions from multiple researchers.
KW - Intensity modulated radiation therapy
KW - Optimization
KW - Radiation therapy treatment planning
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U2 - 10.1007/s10479-006-0079-7
DO - 10.1007/s10479-006-0079-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33845338465
SN - 0254-5330
VL - 148
SP - 55
EP - 63
JO - Annals of Operations Research
JF - Annals of Operations Research
IS - 1
ER -