The use and interest in Monte Carlo (MC) techniques in the field of medical physics have
been rapidly increasing in the past years. This is the case especially in particle therapy …

Monte Carlo simulation techniques made a slow entry in the field of radiotherapy in the late
1970s. Since then they have gained enormous popularity, judging by the number of papers …

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare, basaloid, epithelial tumor, arising mostly from
salivary glands. Radiation therapy can be employed as a single modality for unresectable …

Background: Treatment planning for intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) can be
significantly improved by reducing the time for plan calculation, facilitating efficient sampling …

Background Variable relative biological effectiveness (RBE) models in treatment planning
have been proposed to optimize the therapeutic ratio of proton therapy. It has been reported …

Abstract To develop a Monte Carlo (MC)-based and robust ion beam therapy optimization
system that separates the optimization algorithm from the relative biological effectiveness …

In charged particle therapy, the objective is to exploit both the physical and radiobiological
advantages of charged particles to improve the therapeutic index. Use of the beam scanning …

In the last decades, important technological progress has been made to enhance the quality
and efficiency of particle therapy treatments. Continuous improvements in dose delivery …

Inverse treatment planning in intensity modulated particle therapy (IMPT) with scanned
carbon–ion beams is currently based on the optimization of RBE-weighted dose to satisfy …

A major obstacle for the adoption of heavy ion therapy is the cost and technical difficulties to
construct and maintain a rotational gantry. Many heavy ion treatment facilities instead …