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A fast inverse direct aperture optimization algorithm for intensity‐modulated radiation therapy

Michael MacFarlane, Douglas A. Hoover, Eugene Wong, Pedro Goldman, Jerry Battista, Jeff Z. Chen

Medical Physics · 2018 · 10 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

A new direct aperture optimization algorithm based on FIDO was developed. For the four IMRT test cases examined, this algorithm executed approximately 70-200 times faster without compromising the IMRT plan quality.

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