Abstract The macro Monte Carlo (MMC) method has been developed to improve the speed
of traditional Monte Carlo (MC) high-energy electron transport calculations without loss in …

This paper presents an alternative method to tune Monte Carlo electron beam parameters to
match measured data using a minimal set of variables in order to reduce the model setup …

This study presents data for the verification of ORANGE, a fast MCNP-based dose engine for
radiotherapy treatment planning. In order to verify the new algorithm, it has been …

Abstract MCDOSE is an EGS4 [1] user code developed at Stanford University for radiation
therapy treatment planning dose calculations. MCDOSE can be used to simulate the …

Modern radiotherapy (RT) techniques such as stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT),
intensitymodulated radiotherapy (IMRT) or volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) carries …

A new GPU‐based Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithm (GPUMCD), developed by the
vendor Elekta for the Monaco treatment planning system (TPS), is capable of modeling dose …

Recent advances in the planning and delivery of radiotherapy treatments have resulted in
improvements in the accuracy and precision with which therapeutic radiation can be …

An important requirement in radiation therapy is a fast and accurate treatment planning
system. This system, using computed tomography (CT) data, direction, and characteristics of …

Monte Carlo (MC) methods provide the most accurate to-date dose calculations in
heterogeneous media and complex geometries, and this spawns increasing interest in …

Radiotherapy treatments are becoming more complex, often requiring the dose to be
calculated in three dimensions and sometimes involving the application of non-coplanar …