Review of the Geant4-DNA simulation toolkit for radiobiological applications at the cellular and DNA level

I Kyriakou, D Sakata, HN Tran, Y Perrot, WG Shin… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

The OpenGATE ecosystem for Monte Carlo simulation in medical physics

D Sarrut, T Baudier, D Borys, A Etxebeste… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews the ecosystem of GATE, an open-source Monte Carlo toolkit for medical
physics. Based on the shoulders of Geant4, the principal modules (geometry, physics …

Report on G4‐Med, a Geant4 benchmarking system for medical physics applications developed by the Geant4 Medical Simulation Benchmarking Group

P Arce, D Bolst, MC Bordage, JMC Brown… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

ICRU REPORT 96, dosimetry-guided radiopharmaceutical therapy

G Sgouros, WE Bolch, A Chiti… - Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU), since its
inception in 1925, has had as its principal objective the development of internationally …

Ionizing radiation and complex DNA damage: from prediction to detection challenges and biological significance

IV Mavragani, Z Nikitaki, SA Kalospyros… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biological responses to ionizing radiation (IR) have been studied for many years, generally
showing the dependence of these responses on the quality of radiation, ie, the 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 …

Fully integrated Monte Carlo simulation for evaluating radiation induced DNA damage and subsequent repair using Geant4-DNA

D Sakata, O Belov, MC Bordage, D Emfietzoglou… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Ionising radiation induced DNA damage and subsequent biological responses to it depend
on the radiation's track-structure and its energy loss distribution pattern. To investigate the …

Photon and electron attenuation parameters of phosphate and borate bioactive glasses by using Geant4 simulations

I Boukhris, I Kebaili, MS Al-Buriahi, A Alalawi… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper aims to study the photon and electron attenuation parameters of phosphate and
borate bioactive glasses such as 45P 2 O 5–55Li 2 O, 50P 2 O 5–50Li 2 O, 55B 2 O 3–45Li …

A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates

A Zimin, SV Zimin, R Shine, L Avila… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Viviparity has evolved more times in squamates than in any other vertebrate group;
therefore, squamates offer an excellent model system in which to study the patterns, drivers …

Ionizing radiation and complex DNA damage: quantifying the radiobiological damage using Monte Carlo simulations

KP Chatzipapas, P Papadimitroulas, D Emfietzoglou… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …