Purpose The purpose of this study is to validate the PenRed Monte Carlo framework for
clinical applications in brachytherapy. PenRed is a C++ version of Penelope Monte Carlo …

Abstract Purpose A joint Working Group of the American Association of Physicists in
Medicine (AAPM), the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), and the …

Monte Carlo (MC) dose datasets are valuable for large-scale dosimetric studies. This work
aims to build and validate a DICOM-compliant automated MC dose recalculation pipeline …

Objective. To enhance the investigations on MC calculated beam quality correction factors of
thimble ionization chambers from high-energy brachytherapy sources and to develop …

Geometry construction is a fundamental aspect of any radiation transport simulation,
regardless of the Monte Carlo code being used. Typically, this process is tedious, time …

Background Large reported variability in the material composition and geometrical
components of the Xoft electronic high dose rate brachytherapy causes inter‐source …

This study evaluates the radiation shielding properties of Polydimethylsiloxane reinforced
with iron. Using the Py-MLBUF program, we calculated and compared the mass attenuation …

The Canadian air-kerma primary standard for 60 Co beams is updated according to ICRU
report 90 (ICRU-90) recommendations. The effect of these recommendations and a more …

Abstract Purpose Monte Carlo (MC) simulation studies, aimed at evaluating the magnitude
of tissue heterogeneity in 125I prostate permanent seed implant brachytherapy (BT) …

Monte Carlo (MC) simulations are employed extensively in breast dosimetry studies. In the
energy interval of interest in mammography energy deposition is predominantly caused by …