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A genetic algorithm approach to optimization for the radiological worker allocation problem

Y Chen1, M Narita, M Tsuji

  • 1Department of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

Health Physics
|February 1, 1996
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This study introduces a novel genetic algorithm for optimizing radiological worker allocation, efficiently finding feasible solutions in complex scenarios. This approach outperforms traditional methods like goal programming and simplex.

Area of Science:

  • Operations Research
  • Computational Biology
  • Radiological Health

Background:

  • Radiological worker allocation presents complex challenges due to numerous, often conflicting, constraints.
  • Finding optimal solutions within a vast search space is difficult, with many potential assignments being infeasible.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an efficient method for solving the radiological worker allocation problem.
  • To leverage evolutionary principles and heuristic strategies for optimal resource assignment.

Main Methods:

  • A multiple objective genetic algorithm was employed, inspired by biological evolution.
  • The algorithm was designed to navigate a highly constrained problem space and identify feasible solutions.

Main Results:

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  • The genetic algorithm demonstrated rapid evolution towards feasible solutions.
  • Utilizing multiple evaluation functions effectively converged feasible solutions to optimal ones.
  • The proposed method proved superior to goal programming and simplex methods.

Conclusions:

  • Genetic algorithms offer an efficient and effective approach to the radiological worker allocation problem.
  • This method successfully addresses the challenges of complex constraints and large search spaces.
  • The approach provides a significant improvement over existing optimization techniques.