Advances in kilovoltage x-ray beam dosimetry
This topical review provides an up-to-date overview of the theoretical and practical aspects
of therapeutic kilovoltage x-ray beam dosimetry. Kilovoltage x-ray beams have the property …
of therapeutic kilovoltage x-ray beam dosimetry. Kilovoltage x-ray beams have the property …
Monte Carlo methods for device simulations in radiation therapy
H Park, H Paganetti, J Schuemann… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Monte Carlo (MC) simulations play an important role in radiotherapy, especially as a method
to evaluate physical properties that are either impossible or difficult to measure. For …
to evaluate physical properties that are either impossible or difficult to measure. For …
Accelerating Monte Carlo simulations of photon transport in a voxelized geometry using a massively parallel graphics processing unit
Purpose: It is a known fact that Monte Carlo simulations of radiation transport are
computationally intensive and may require long computing times. The authors introduce a …
computationally intensive and may require long computing times. The authors introduce a …
[HTML][HTML] Mammography and breast tomosynthesis simulator for virtual clinical trials
Computer modeling and simulations are increasingly being used to predict the clinical
performance of x-ray imaging devices in silico, and to generate synthetic patient images for …
performance of x-ray imaging devices in silico, and to generate synthetic patient images for …
The water equivalence of solid phantoms for low energy photon beams
Purpose: To compare and evaluate the dosimetric water equivalence of several commonly
used solid phantoms for low energy photon beams. Methods: A total of ten different solid …
used solid phantoms for low energy photon beams. Methods: A total of ten different solid …
A GPU‐accelerated Monte Carlo dose calculation platform and its application toward validating an MRI‐guided radiation therapy beam model
Purpose: The clinical commissioning of IMRT subject to a magnetic field is challenging. The
purpose of this work is to develop a GPU‐accelerated Monte Carlo dose calculation platform …
purpose of this work is to develop a GPU‐accelerated Monte Carlo dose calculation platform …
Influence of photon energy spectra from brachytherapy sources on Monte Carlo simulations of kerma and dose rates in water and air
MJ Rivard, D Granero, J Perez‐Calatayud… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: For a given radionuclide, there are several photon spectrum choices available to
dosimetry investigators for simulating the radiation emissions from brachytherapy sources …
dosimetry investigators for simulating the radiation emissions from brachytherapy sources …
Fano cavity test for electron Monte Carlo transport algorithms in magnetic fields: comparison between EGSnrc, PENELOPE, MCNP6 and Geant4
A Fano cavity test was performed for four general-purpose Monte Carlo codes, EGSnrc,
PENELOPE, MCNP6 and Geant4 to evaluate the accuracy of their electron transport …
PENELOPE, MCNP6 and Geant4 to evaluate the accuracy of their electron transport …
Dosimetric characteristics of a new unit for electronic skin brachytherapy
T Garcia-Martinez, JP Chan… - Journal of …, 2014 - termedia.pl
Purpose: Brachytherapy with radioactive high dose rate (HDR) 192 Ir source is applied to
small skin cancer lesions, using surface applicators, ie Leipzig or Valencia type. New …
small skin cancer lesions, using surface applicators, ie Leipzig or Valencia type. New …
Evaluation of high‐energy brachytherapy source electronic disequilibrium and dose from emitted electrons
F Ballester, D Granero, J Pérez‐Calatayud… - Medical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The region of electronic disequilibrium near photon‐emitting brachytherapy
sources of high‐energy radionuclides (,,, and) and contributions to total dose from emitted …
sources of high‐energy radionuclides (,,, and) and contributions to total dose from emitted …