Mathematics in medicine: tumor detection, radiation dosimetry, and simulation in psychotherapy

Technical Report · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1975

OSTI ID:5246751

Bellman, R; Kashef, B; Smith, C P; Ueno, S; Vasudevan, R

Work done in the application of mathematics to medicine over the last 20 years is briefly reviewed. Scan-rescan processes, radiation dosimetry, and medical interviewing are discussed. The first uses dynamic programming, the second invariant imbedding, and the third simulation. (ACR)

• Research Organization: California Univ., Los Angeles (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-76ER70019
• OSTI ID: 5246751
• Report Number(s): USC-113P19-93; ON: DE82008067
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this report are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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