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 …

The TOPAS tool for particle simulation, a Monte Carlo simulation tool for physics, biology and clinical research

B Faddegon, J Ramos-Méndez, J Schuemann… - Physica Medica, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose This paper covers recent developments and applications of the TOPAS TOol for
PArticle Simulation and presents the approaches used to disseminate TOPAS. Materials and …

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 …

EGSnrc Monte Carlo calculated dosimetry parameters for and brachytherapy sources

REP Taylor, DWO Rogers - Medical physics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents the results of EGSnrc Monte Carlo calculations of the dose distribution
surrounding a high dose rate brachytherapy source and 14 high dose rate and pulsed dose …

Dosimetry revisited for the HDR brachytherapy source model mHDR‐v2

D Granero, J Vijande, F Ballester, MJ Rivard - Medical physics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Recently, the manufacturer of the HDR mHDR‐v2 brachytherapy source reported
small design changes (referred to herein as mHDR‐v2r) that are within the manufacturing …

Update of the CLRP Monte Carlo TG‐43 parameter database for high‐energy brachytherapy sources

H Safigholi, MJP Chamberland, REP Taylor… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To update and extend version 2 of the Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy
Physics (CLRP) TG‐43 dosimetry database (CLRP_TG43v2) for high‐energy (HE,≥ 50 …

Mixed integer programming improves comprehensibility and plan quality in inverse optimization of prostate HDR brachytherapy

BL Gorissen, D Den Hertog… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Current inverse treatment planning methods that optimize both catheter positions and dwell
times in prostate HDR brachytherapy use surrogate linear or quadratic objective functions …

Validation of the Oncentra Brachy Advanced Collapsed cone Engine for a commercial 192Ir source using heterogeneous geometries

Y Ma, F Lacroix, MC Lavallée, L Beaulieu - Brachytherapy, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose To validate the Advanced Collapsed cone Engine (ACE) dose calculation
engine of Oncentra Brachy (OcB) treatment planning system using an 192 Ir source …

Inter-observer evaluation of a GPU-based multicriteria optimization algorithm combined with plan navigation tools for HDR brachytherapy

C Bélanger, É Poulin, S Aubin, É Vigneault, AG Martin… - Brachytherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
PURPOSE Recently, a GPU-based multicriteria optimization (gMCO) algorithm was
integrated in a graphical user interface (gMCO-GUI) that allowed real-time plan navigation …

The evaluation of a 2D diode array in “magic phantom” for use in high dose rate brachytherapy pretreatment quality assurance

A Espinoza, M Petasecca, I Fuduli, A Howie… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy is a treatment method that is used
increasingly worldwide. The development of a sound quality assurance program for the …