Several updated Monte Carlo (MC) codes are available to perform calculations of voxel
values for radionuclide targeted therapy. The aim of this work is to analyze the differences in …

An extensive set of benchmark measurement of PDDs and beam profiles was performed in a
heterogeneous layer phantom, including a lung equivalent heterogeneity, by means of …

Background A study was realised to evaluate and determine relative figures of merit of a
new algorithm for photon dose calculation when applied to inhomogeneous media. Methods …

A Monte Carlo computer program has been used to calculate axial and off-axis depth dose
distributions arising from the interaction of an external beam of 60 Co radiation with a …

The conversion of computed tomography (CT) numbers into material composition and mass
density data influences the accuracy of patient dose calculations in Monte Carlo treatment …

Dose-volume histograms (DVHs) of the dose distributions calculated by the Monte Carlo
method contain statistical uncertainties. The Monte Carlo DVH can be considered as blurred …

Background The use of the Monte Carlo (MC) method in radiotherapy dosimetry has
increased almost exponentially in the last decades. Its widespread use in the field has …

Particle therapy facilities often require Monte Carlo (MC) simulations to overcome intrinsic
limitations of analytical treatment planning systems (TPS) related to the description of the …

This paper proposes a Monte Carlo-based energy and mass congruent mapping (EMCM)
method to calculate the dose on deforming anatomy. Different from dose interpolation …

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has been increasingly used as an efficacious
treatment modality for early‐stage non‐small cell lung cancer. The accuracy of dose …