Ionizing radiation is a common tool in medical procedures. Monte Carlo (MC) techniques are
widely used when dosimetry is the matter of investigation. The scientific community has …

In the clinic, proton beam therapy (PBT) is based on the use of a generic relative biological
effectiveness (RBE) of 1.1 compared to photons in human cancers and normal tissues …

The linear-quadratic model is one of the key tools in radiation biology and physics. It
provides a simple relationship between cell survival and delivered dose:, and has been …

This Special Report presents a description of Geant4‐DNA user applications dedicated to
the simulation of track structures (TS) in liquid water and associated physical quantities (eg …

The TOPAS Monte Carlo (MC) system is used in radiation therapy and medical imaging
research, having played a significant role in making Monte Carlo simulations widely …

Mechanistic modelling of DNA damage in Monte Carlo simulations is highly sensitive to the
parameters that define DNA damage. In this work, we use a simple testing geometry to …

The advancement of multidisciplinary research fields dealing with ionising radiation induced
biological damage–radiobiology, radiation physics, radiation protection and, in particular …

Radiobiological modelling has been a key part of radiation biology and therapy for many
decades, and many aspects of clinical practice are guided by tools such as the linear …

Simulation of water radiolysis and the subsequent chemistry provides important information
on the effect of ionizing radiation on biological material. The Geant4 Monte Carlo toolkit has …

Purpose Targeted radiation therapy has seen an increased interest in the past decade. In
vitro and in vivo experiments showed enhanced radiation doses due to gold nanoparticles …