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A row-generation approach for simultaneous multiple needle trajectory planning in radiofrequency ablation
Radiofrequency ablation is a thermal therapy for moderately-sized cancerous tumors. A target is killed with high temperatures obtained …
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Increased surgical capacity without additional resources: Generalized operating room planning and scheduling
We study a generalized operating room planning and scheduling (GORPS) problem at the Toronto General Hospital (TGH) in Ontario, Canada. …
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Inverse planning for radiofrequency ablation in cancer therapy using multiple damage models
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) offers localized and minimally invasive treatment of small-to-medium sized inoperable tumors. In RFA, …
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A branch-and-price algorithm enhanced by decision diagrams for the kidney exchange problem
Kidney paired donation programs allow patients registered with an incompatible donor to receive a suitable kidney from another donor, …
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Branch-and-check methods for multi-level operating room planning and scheduling
We develop the first exact decomposition approaches for a multi-level operating room planning and scheduling problem that integrates …
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Reformulation, linearization, and decomposition techniques for balanced distributed operating room scheduling
We study the balanced distributed operating room (OR) scheduling (BDORS) problem as a location-allocation model, encompassing two …
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Logic-based benders decomposition and binary decision diagram based approaches for stochastic distributed operating room scheduling
The distributed operating room (OR) scheduling problem aims to find an assignment of surgeries to ORs across collaborating hospitals …
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Simultaneous optimization of isocenter locations and sector duration in radiosurgery
Stereotactic radiosurgery is an effective technique to treat brain tumors for which several inverse planning methods may be …
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Fluence map optimization in intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatment planning
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Inverse treatment planning for radiofrequency ablation
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) offers localized and minimally invasive thermal ablation of small-to-medium sized inoperable superficial …
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