A Novel Two Phase Retrieval Mechanism for a Clinical Case Based Reasoning System for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

This paper presents a decision support system for radiotherapy treatment planning for head, neck and brain cancer. The aim of a treatment plan is to apply radiation to kill tumor cells, while minim...

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