Optimization

Modeling and comparison of alternative approaches for sector duration optimization in a dedicated radiosurgery system

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an effective technique to treat brain metastasis for which several inverse planning methods may be …

Modelling and solving the senior transportation problem

This paper defines a novel transportation problem, the Senior Transportation Problem (STP), which is inspired by the elderly …

Predictive modeling of dosimetric quality assurance in radiation therapy

As the Canadian population ages, there is an increasing demand for senior transportation services that cannot be met by regular public …

Collaborative operating room planning and scheduling

Operating rooms (ORs) play a substantial role in hospital profitability, and their optimal utilization is conducive to containing the …

Incorporation of delivery times in stereotactic radiosurgery treatment optimization

Although the use of mathematical optimization techniques can greatly improve the quality of treatment plans in various radiation …

Large-scale decomposition strategies for collaborative operating room planning and scheduling

Operating rooms (ORs) play a substantial role in hospital profitability, and their optimal utilization is conducive to containing the …

Propagating logic-based Benders' decomposition approaches for distributed operating room scheduling

We develop three novel logic-based Benders' decomposition (LBBD) approaches and a cut propagation mechanism to solve large-scale …

The senior transportation problem

A discrete event simulation evaluation of distributed operating room scheduling

Operating room (OR) scheduling is a challenging combinatorial problem and hence most optimization-based OR scheduling research makes …

Optimization methods for high dose rate brachytherapy treatment planning

Optimization approaches for treatment planning in two novel high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy techniques, direction-modulation …