Application:
target hot and cold
spots,
OARs with maximum
dose restrictions.
Limitations:
Cannot enforce a
Volume
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Can quadratic penalties control
all aspects of dose?
ESTRO IMRT course 2016
IMRT optimization: algorithms&cost functions
London April 4th, 2016
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strict dose limit.
Dose
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Does not express
organ specific volume
effects.
Cannot be applied to
organs with a large
volume effect.