A real-time dwell scheduling model, which takes the time and energy constraints into account is founded from the viewpoint of scheduling gain. Scheduling design is turned into a nonlinear programming procedure. The re...A real-time dwell scheduling model, which takes the time and energy constraints into account is founded from the viewpoint of scheduling gain. Scheduling design is turned into a nonlinear programming procedure. The real-time dwell scheduling algorithm based on the scheduling gain is presented with the help of two heuristic rules. The simulation results demonstrate that compared with the conventional adaptive scheduling method, the algorithm proposed not only increases the scheduling gain and the time utility but also decreases the task drop rate.展开更多
The phenomenon of phase transition in constraint satisfaction problems (CSPs) plays a crucial role in the field of artificial intelligence and computational complexity theory. In this paper, we propose a new random CS...The phenomenon of phase transition in constraint satisfaction problems (CSPs) plays a crucial role in the field of artificial intelligence and computational complexity theory. In this paper, we propose a new random CSP called d-p-RB model, which is a generalization of RB model on domain size d and constraint tightness p. In this model, the variable domain size d?Ε [ nα, nny], and all constraints are uniformly divided into several groups with different constraint tightness p. It is proved by the second moment method that the d-p-RB model undergoes phase transition from a region where almost all instances are satisfiable to a region where almost all instances are unsatisfiable as the control parameter increases. Moreover, the threshold value at which the phase transition occurs is located exactly.展开更多
Radiation therapy plans are optimized as a single treatment plan, but delivered over 30 - 50 treatment sessions (known as fractions). This paper proposes a new mixed-integer linear programming model to simultaneously ...Radiation therapy plans are optimized as a single treatment plan, but delivered over 30 - 50 treatment sessions (known as fractions). This paper proposes a new mixed-integer linear programming model to simultaneously incorporate fractionation and cumulative constraints in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) planning optimization used in cancer treatment. The method is compared against a standard practice of posing only cumulative limits in the optimization. In a prostate case, incorporating both forms of limits into planning converted an undeliverable plan obtained by considering only the cumulative limits into a deliverable one within 3% of the value obtained by ignoring the fraction size limits. A two-phase boosting strategy is studied as well, where the first phase aims to radiate primary and secondary targets simultaneously, and the second phase aims to escalate the tumor dose. Using of the simultaneous strategy on both phases, the dose difference between the primary and secondary targets was enhanced, with better sparing of the rectum and bladder.展开更多
文摘A real-time dwell scheduling model, which takes the time and energy constraints into account is founded from the viewpoint of scheduling gain. Scheduling design is turned into a nonlinear programming procedure. The real-time dwell scheduling algorithm based on the scheduling gain is presented with the help of two heuristic rules. The simulation results demonstrate that compared with the conventional adaptive scheduling method, the algorithm proposed not only increases the scheduling gain and the time utility but also decreases the task drop rate.
文摘The phenomenon of phase transition in constraint satisfaction problems (CSPs) plays a crucial role in the field of artificial intelligence and computational complexity theory. In this paper, we propose a new random CSP called d-p-RB model, which is a generalization of RB model on domain size d and constraint tightness p. In this model, the variable domain size d?Ε [ nα, nny], and all constraints are uniformly divided into several groups with different constraint tightness p. It is proved by the second moment method that the d-p-RB model undergoes phase transition from a region where almost all instances are satisfiable to a region where almost all instances are unsatisfiable as the control parameter increases. Moreover, the threshold value at which the phase transition occurs is located exactly.
文摘Radiation therapy plans are optimized as a single treatment plan, but delivered over 30 - 50 treatment sessions (known as fractions). This paper proposes a new mixed-integer linear programming model to simultaneously incorporate fractionation and cumulative constraints in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) planning optimization used in cancer treatment. The method is compared against a standard practice of posing only cumulative limits in the optimization. In a prostate case, incorporating both forms of limits into planning converted an undeliverable plan obtained by considering only the cumulative limits into a deliverable one within 3% of the value obtained by ignoring the fraction size limits. A two-phase boosting strategy is studied as well, where the first phase aims to radiate primary and secondary targets simultaneously, and the second phase aims to escalate the tumor dose. Using of the simultaneous strategy on both phases, the dose difference between the primary and secondary targets was enhanced, with better sparing of the rectum and bladder.