A review of the use and potential of the GATE Monte Carlo simulation code for radiation therapy and dosimetry applications
D Sarrut, M Bardiès, N Boussion, N Freud… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, the authors' review the applicability of the open‐source GATE Monte Carlo
simulation platform based on the GEANT4 toolkit for radiation therapy and dosimetry …
simulation platform based on the GEANT4 toolkit for radiation therapy and dosimetry …
Report of the AAPM Task Group No. 105: Issues associated with clinical implementation of Monte Carlo‐based photon and electron external beam treatment planning
The Monte Carlo (MC) method has been shown through many research studies to calculate
accurate dose distributions for clinical radiotherapy, particularly in heterogeneous patient …
accurate dose distributions for clinical radiotherapy, particularly in heterogeneous patient …
A PENELOPE‐based system for the automated Monte Carlo simulation of clinacs and voxelized geometries—application to far‐from‐axis fields
Purpose: Two new codes, penEasy and penEasyLinac, which automate the Monte Carlo
simulation of Varian Clinacs of the 600, 1800, 2100, and 2300 series, together with their …
simulation of Varian Clinacs of the 600, 1800, 2100, and 2300 series, together with their …
Validation of a new grid-based Boltzmann equation solver for dose calculation in radiotherapy with photon beams
ON Vassiliev, TA Wareing, J McGhee… - Physics in Medicine …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
A new grid-based Boltzmann equation solver, Acuros™, was developed specifically for
performing accurate and rapid radiotherapy dose calculations. In this study we …
performing accurate and rapid radiotherapy dose calculations. In this study we …
Beam modeling and beam model commissioning for Monte Carlo dose calculation‐based radiation therapy treatment planning: Report of AAPM Task Group 157
Dose calculation plays an important role in the accuracy of radiotherapy treatment planning
and beam delivery. The Monte Carlo (MC) method is capable of achieving the highest …
and beam delivery. The Monte Carlo (MC) method is capable of achieving the highest …
Dose specification for radiation therapy: dose to water or dose to medium?
CM Ma, J Li - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Monte Carlo method enables accurate dose calculation for radiation therapy
treatment planning and has been implemented in some commercial treatment planning …
treatment planning and has been implemented in some commercial treatment planning …
The international commission on radiation units and measurements
HG Menzel - Journal of the ICRU, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements - Hans-Georg Menzel,
2012 Skip to main content Scheduled maintenance on Monday, November 20th, with …
2012 Skip to main content Scheduled maintenance on Monday, November 20th, with …
PRIMO: a graphical environment for the Monte Carlo simulation of Varian and Elekta linacs
M Rodriguez, J Sempau… - Strahlentherapie und …, 2013 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The accurate Monte Carlo simulation of a linac requires a detailed description of its
geometry and the application of elaborate variance-reduction techniques for radiation …
geometry and the application of elaborate variance-reduction techniques for radiation …
Anatomical imaging for radiotherapy
PM Evans - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
The goal of radiation therapy is to achieve maximal therapeutic benefit expressed in terms of
a high probability of local control of disease with minimal side effects. Physically this often …
a high probability of local control of disease with minimal side effects. Physically this often …
[PDF][PDF] Dose calculation algorithms in external beam photon radiation therapy
L Lu - International Journal of Cancer Therapy and Oncology, 2014 - core.ac.uk
Model-based algorithm starts first from physics princip and then simplifying the procedure
describing the act physical transport to expedite the calculation. These physi processes …
describing the act physical transport to expedite the calculation. These physi processes …