Review of the Geant4-DNA simulation toolkit for radiobiological applications at the cellular and DNA level
Simple Summary A brief description of the methodologies to simulate ionizing radiation
transport in biologically relevant matter is presented. Emphasis is given to the physical …
transport in biologically relevant matter is presented. Emphasis is given to the physical …
Ionizing radiation and complex DNA damage: quantifying the radiobiological damage using Monte Carlo simulations
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 …
widely used when dosimetry is the matter of investigation. The scientific community has …
Report on G4‐Med, a Geant4 benchmarking system for medical physics applications developed by the Geant4 Medical Simulation Benchmarking Group
Background Geant4 is a Monte Carlo code extensively used in medical physics for a wide
range of applications, such as dosimetry, micro‐and nanodosimetry, imaging, radiation …
range of applications, such as dosimetry, micro‐and nanodosimetry, imaging, radiation …
TOPAS-nBio: an extension to the TOPAS simulation toolkit for cellular and sub-cellular radiobiology
J Schuemann, AL McNamara… - Radiation …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
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 …
research, having played a significant role in making Monte Carlo simulations widely …
Evaluation of early radiation DNA damage in a fractal cell nucleus model using Geant4-DNA
The advancement of multidisciplinary research fields dealing with ionising radiation induced
biological damage–radiobiology, radiation physics, radiation protection and, in particular …
biological damage–radiobiology, radiation physics, radiation protection and, in particular …
Intercomparison of dose enhancement ratio and secondary electron spectra for gold nanoparticles irradiated by X-rays calculated using multiple Monte Carlo …
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 …
vitro and in vivo experiments showed enhanced radiation doses due to gold nanoparticles …
Bridging the gap between Monte Carlo simulations and measurements of the LISA Pathfinder test-mass charging for LISA
Context. Cubic gold-platinum free-falling test masses (TMs) constitute the mirrors of future
LISA and LISA-like interferometers for low-frequency gravitational wave detection in space …
LISA and LISA-like interferometers for low-frequency gravitational wave detection in space …
Dependence of gold nanoparticle radiosensitization on cell geometry
The radiosensitization effect of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) has been demonstrated both in
vitro and in vivo in radiation therapy. The purpose of this study was to systematically assess …
vitro and in vivo in radiation therapy. The purpose of this study was to systematically assess …
Geant4‐DNA track‐structure simulations for gold nanoparticles: the importance of electron discrete models in nanometer volumes
Purpose Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are known to enhance the absorbed dose in their
vicinity following photon‐based irradiation. To investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of …
vicinity following photon‐based irradiation. To investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of …
Investigation of track structure and condensed history physics models for applications in radiation dosimetry on a micro and nano scale in Geant4
P Lazarakis, S Incerti, V Ivanchenko… - Biomedical Physics …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Monte Carlo methods apply various physical models, either condensed history (CH) or track
structure (TS), to simulate the passage of radiation through matter. Both CH and TS models …
structure (TS), to simulate the passage of radiation through matter. Both CH and TS models …