From background physics and biological models to the latest imaging and treatment
modalities, the Handbook of Radiotherapy Physics: Theory and Practice covers all …

The characteristic Bragg peak of protons or heavy ions provides a good localization of dose
in three dimensions. Through their ability to deliver laterally and distally shaped …

The goal of this work was to facilitate the clinical use of Monte Carlo proton dose calculation
to support routine treatment planning and delivery. The Monte Carlo code Geant4 was used …

The dose distribution delivered in charged particle therapy is due to both primary and
secondary particles. The secondaries, originating from non-elastic nuclear interactions, are …

Monte Carlo dosimetry calculations are essential methods in radiation therapy. To take full
advantage of this tool, the beam delivery system has to be simulated in detail and the initial …

A pencil beam algorithm as a component of an optimization algorithm for intensity
modulated proton therapy (IMPT) is presented. The pencil beam algorithm is tuned to the …

A Monte Carlo (MC) code (VMCpro) for treatment planning in proton beam therapy of cancer
is introduced. It is based on ideas of the Voxel Monte Carlo algorithm for photons and …

Radiation dosimetry has made great progress in the last decade, mainly because radiation
therapy is much more widely used. Since the first edition, many new developments have …

High energy electron beams in the range 150–250 MeV are investigated to evaluate their
feasibility for radiotherapy. Monte Carlo simulation results from PENELOPE code are used to …

Purpose To quantify the accuracy of a clinical proton treatment planning system (TPS) as
well as Monte Carlo (MC)–based dose calculation through measurements and to assess the …