DocumentCode
534505
Title
Application of evidence theory in radiation oncology outcome analysis
Author
Xiao, Ying ; Cui, Yunfeng ; Chen, Wenzhou ; Yu, Yan ; Galvin, James ; Hussaini, M. Yousuff
Author_Institution
Dept. of Radiat. Oncology, Thomas Jefferson Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Volume
5
fYear
2010
fDate
16-18 Oct. 2010
Firstpage
1985
Lastpage
1987
Abstract
In this paper, we apply the Dempster-Shafer theory to outcome analysis in radiation oncology. Evidence from different sources, some of them inconsistent, is combined by Dempster´s rule to provide an innovative method for radiotherapy outcome analysis.
Keywords
cancer; medical computing; radiation therapy; Dempster rule; Dempster-Shafer theory; radiation oncology outcome analysis; radiotherapy outcome analysis; Biomedical applications of radiation; Cancer; Context modeling; Lungs; Oncology; Predictive models; Probability; Dempster-Shafer theory; evidence; pneumonitis; radiation oncology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2010 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location
Yantai
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6495-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/BMEI.2010.5639437
Filename
5639437
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