A decision aid for intensity-modulated radiation-therapy plan selection in prostate cancer based on a prognostic Bayesian network and a Markov model

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ObjectiveThe prognosis of cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation-therapy (IMRT) is inherently uncertain, depends on many decision variables, and requires that a physician balance competing objectives: maximum tumor control with minimal treatment complications.

论文关键词:Bayesian network,Markov model,Multi-attribute decision theory,Radiotherapy,Prostate cancer

论文评审过程:Received 11 April 2008, Revised 5 September 2008, Accepted 1 December 2008, Available online 20 January 2009.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artmed.2008.12.002