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Different goals
require different
types of cost functions:
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physical:
dose-, dose/volume-based
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biological
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A cost function rewards the positive aspects of a DVH
and penalizes the negative ones in a single number
ESTRO IMRT course 2016
IMRT optimization: algorithms&cost functions
London April 4th, 2016
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