The accuracy of dose calculation algorithms has been a topic of interest among the
radiotherapy community throughout last decades. On one hand the advancements in …

Photon dose calculation algorithms in treatment planning system could affect the accuracy of
dose delivery when tissue heterogeneity is involved along the beam path. Treatment …

Purpose Small field measurements are challenging, due to the physical characteristics
coming from the lack of charged particle equilibrium, the partial occlusion of the finite …

Over the last decade, dose calculations which solve the linear Boltzmann transport
equations have been introduced into clinical practice and are now in widespread use …

Purpose To verify lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) plans using a secondary
treatment planning system (TPS) as an independent method of verification and to define …

To evaluate the dosimetric impact of titanium implants in spine SBRT using four dose
calculation algorithms. Twenty patients with titanium implants in the spine treated with SBRT …

The transport‐based dose calculation algorithm Acuros XB (AXB) has been shown to
accurately account for heterogeneities primarily through comparisons with Monte Carlo …

Background To compare the dosimetric effects of Acuros XB (AXB) and Anisotropic
Analytical Algorithm (AAA) on volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) planning for …

Purpose In this study, the dosimetric accuracy of analytical anisotropic algorithm (AAA) and
Acuros XB (AXB) dose calculation algorithms (Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA) was …

Purpose The dose calculation algorithm significantly impacts the accuracy of dose
calculations in heterogeneous media. This study aimed to evaluate the dosimetric …