On assessing quality of therapy in non-linear distributed mathematical models for brain tumor growth dynamics.

Authors :: Bratus, A.S.
Fimmel, E.
Kovalenko, S.Yu.
Source :: Mathematical Biosciences. Feb2014, Vol. 248, p88-96. 9p.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Highlights: [•] A mathematical spatial model for glioma therapy is presented. [•] Three types of suboptimal therapy protocols are compared with the optimum. [•] Suboptimal control strategies are much easier to calculate than the optimal one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *TUMOR growth
*BRAIN tumors
*MATHEMATICAL models
*GLIOMA treatment
*BIOMATHEMATICS

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