This paper compares two storage models for gazetteers, nameley the standard one based on numbered indexing automata associated with an auxiliary storage device against a pure finite-state model, the latter being superior in terms of space and time complexity.1

introduction: intensity modulated radiation therapy (imrt) is one of the cancer treatment methods. it is important to selectively aim at the target in this way, which can be performed using a multileaf collimator (mlc). materials and methods: in order to specifically irradiate the target volume in radiotherapy to reduce the patient absorbed dose, the use of multileaf collimator has been investi...

introduction: spect is a diagnostic imaging technique the main disadvantage of which is the existence of poisson noise. so far, different methods have been used by scientists to improve spect images. the wavelet transform is a new method for de-noising which is widely used for noise reduction and quality enhancement of images. the purpose of this paper is evaluation of noise reduction in spect ...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the dosimetric impact of various treatment techniques as well as collimator leaf width (2.5 vs 5 mm) for three groups of tumors -- spine tumors, brain tumors abutting the brainstem, and liver tumors. These lesions often present challenges in maximizing dose to target volumes without exceeding critical organ tolerance. Specifically, this study evaluated the dosime...

The present paper pertains to corrections which are due to the presence of beam-limiting and beam-shaping devices in a proton-treatment plan. Two types of corrections are considered: those which are due to the nonzero thickness of such devices (geometrical effects) and those relating to the scattering of beam particles off their material. The application of these two types of corrections is gre...