Determination of consensus kQ values for megavoltage photon beams for the update of IAEA TRS-398

P Andreo, DT Burns, RP Kapsch… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The IAEA is currently coordinating a multi-year project to update the TRS-398 Code of
Practice for the dosimetry of external beam radiotherapy based on standards of absorbed …

Generative adversarial networks (GAN) for compact beam source modelling in Monte Carlo simulations

D Sarrut, N Krah, JM Létang - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
A method is proposed and evaluated to model large and inconvenient phase space files
used in Monte Carlo simulations by a compact generative adversarial network (GAN). The …

[HTML][HTML] Microdosimetric simulation of gold-nanoparticle-enhanced radiotherapy

M Azarkin, M Kirakosyan, V Ryabov - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Conventional X-ray therapy (XRT) is commonly applied to suppress cancerous tumors;
however, it often inflicts collateral damage to nearby healthy tissue. In order to provide a …

Fast Monte Carlo codes for occupational dosimetry in interventional radiology

VG Balcaza, A Camp, A Badal, M Andersson, A Almén… - Physica Medica, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Interventional radiology techniques cause radiation exposure both to patient and
personnel. The radiation dose to the operator is usually measured with dosimeters located …

New optically stimulated luminescence dosimetry film optimized for energy dependence guided by Monte Carlo simulations

M De Saint-Hubert, M Caprioli… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) film dosimeters, based on BaFBr: Eu 2+ phosphor
material, have major dosimetric advantages such as dose linearity, high spatial resolution …

Modeling complex particles phase space with GAN for Monte Carlo SPECT simulations: a proof of concept

D Sarrut, A Etxebeste, N Krah… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A method is proposed to model by a generative adversarial network the distribution of
particles exiting a patient during Monte Carlo simulation of emission tomography imaging …

A study on energy dependence of nano barium sulfate powder using the EPR technique in photon, electron and proton beams

E Aboelezz, C De Angelis, P Fattibene - Measurement, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Nano-BaSO 4 dosimeter features a linear response to dose and low fading,
properties for which it has been proposed as an electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) …

A comprehensive Monte Carlo study of CT dose metrics proposed by the AAPM Reports 111 and 200

PR Costa, DY Nersissian, NK Umisedo… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purpose A Monte Carlo (MC) modeling of single axial and helical CT scan modes
has been developed to compute single and accumulated dose distributions. The radiation …

Modeling families of particle distributions with conditional GAN for Monte Carlo SPECT simulations

A Saporta, A Etxebeste, T Kaprelian… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. We propose a method to model families of distributions of particles exiting a
phantom with a conditional generative adversarial network (condGAN) during Monte Carlo …

Monte Carlo calculation of beam quality correction factors for PTW cylindrical ionization chambers in photon beams

V Giménez-Alventosa, V Giménez… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The beam quality correction factor k Q for megavoltage photon beams has been calculated
for eight PTW (Freiburg, Germany) ionization chambers (Farmer chambers PTW30010 …