An efficient framework for photon Monte Carlo treatment planning
MK Fix, P Manser, D Frei, W Volken… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Currently photon Monte Carlo treatment planning (MCTP) for a patient stored in the
patient database of a treatment planning system (TPS) can usually only be performed using …
patient database of a treatment planning system (TPS) can usually only be performed using …
[HTML][HTML] Validation of the Swiss Monte Carlo Plan for a static and dynamic 6 MV photon beam
V Magaddino, P Manser, D Frei, W Volken… - … für Medizinische Physik, 2011 - Elsevier
Monte Carlo (MC) based dose calculations can compute dose distributions with an accuracy
surpassing that of conventional algorithms used in radiotherapy, especially in regions of …
surpassing that of conventional algorithms used in radiotherapy, especially in regions of …
Monte Carlo treatment planning for photon and electron beams
During the last few decades, accuracy in photon and electron radiotherapy has increased
substantially. This is partly due to enhanced linear accelerator technology, providing more …
substantially. This is partly due to enhanced linear accelerator technology, providing more …
Comparison of Monte Carlo collimator transport methods for photon treatment planning in radiotherapy
D Schmidhalter, P Manser, D Frei, W Volken… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The aim of this work was a Monte Carlo (MC) based investigation of the impact of
different radiation transport methods in collimators of a linear accelerator on photon beam …
different radiation transport methods in collimators of a linear accelerator on photon beam …
Modeling and commissioning of clinical photon beams for Monte Carlo treatment planning
Monte Carlo treatment planning requires accurate beam information as input to generate
accurate dose distributions. The phase space data of a clinical photon beam can be …
accurate dose distributions. The phase space data of a clinical photon beam can be …
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 …
Virtual source modelling of photon beams for Monte Carlo based radiation therapy treatment planning
MP Sikora - 2011 - bora.uib.no
Modern radiotherapy (RT) techniques such as stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT),
intensitymodulated radiotherapy (IMRT) or volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) carries …
intensitymodulated radiotherapy (IMRT) or volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) carries …
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 …
A Monte Carlo dose calculation tool for radiotherapy treatment planning
A Monte Carlo user code, MCDOSE, has been developed for radiotherapy treatment
planning (RTP) dose calculations. MCDOSE is designed as a dose calculation module …
planning (RTP) dose calculations. MCDOSE is designed as a dose calculation module …
Validation of a Monte Carlo dose calculation tool for radiotherapy treatment planning
Abstract A new EGS4/PRESTA Monte Carlo user code, MCDOSE, has been developed as a
routine dose calculation tool for radiotherapy treatment planning. It is suitable for both …
routine dose calculation tool for radiotherapy treatment planning. It is suitable for both …