A GPU‐accelerated Monte Carlo dose calculation platform and its application toward validating an MRI‐guided radiation therapy beam model
Purpose: The clinical commissioning of IMRT subject to a magnetic field is challenging. The
purpose of this work is to develop a GPU‐accelerated Monte Carlo dose calculation platform …
purpose of this work is to develop a GPU‐accelerated Monte Carlo dose calculation platform …
Fast dose calculation in magnetic fields with GPUMCD
A new hybrid imaging-treatment modality, the MRI-Linac, involves the irradiation of the
patient in the presence of a strong magnetic field. This field acts on the charged particles …
patient in the presence of a strong magnetic field. This field acts on the charged particles …
Evaluation of a commercial MRI Linac based Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithm with geant 4
Purpose: This paper provides a comparison between a fast, commercial, in‐patient Monte
Carlo dose calculation algorithm (GPUMCD) and geant4. It also evaluates the dosimetric …
Carlo dose calculation algorithm (GPUMCD) and geant4. It also evaluates the dosimetric …
Extension and validation of a GPU‐Monte Carlo dose engine gDPM for 1.5 T MR‐LINAC online independent dose verification
Y Li, S Ding, B Wang, H Liu, X Huang… - Medical Physics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To extend and validate the accuracy and efficiency of a graphics processing unit
(GPU)‐Monte Carlo dose engine for Elekta Unity 1.5 T Magnetic Resonance‐Linear …
(GPU)‐Monte Carlo dose engine for Elekta Unity 1.5 T Magnetic Resonance‐Linear …
Sensitive volume effects on Monte Carlo calculated ion chamber response in magnetic fields
VN Malkov, DWO Rogers - Medical Physics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The development of magnetic resonance‐guided radiation therapy (MR g RT)
necessitates accurate Monte Carlo (MC) models of ion chambers for computing ion chamber …
necessitates accurate Monte Carlo (MC) models of ion chambers for computing ion chamber …
Commissioning a beam line for MR‐guided particle therapy assisted by in silico methods
H Fuchs, F Padilla‐Cabal, BM Oborn… - Medical Physics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Radiation therapy is continuously moving towards more precise dose delivery.
The combination of online MR imaging and particle therapy, for example, radiation therapy …
The combination of online MR imaging and particle therapy, for example, radiation therapy …
GPU-based fast Monte Carlo simulation for radiotherapy dose calculation
Monte Carlo (MC) simulation is commonly considered to be the most accurate dose
calculation method in radiotherapy. However, its efficiency still requires improvement for …
calculation method in radiotherapy. However, its efficiency still requires improvement for …
GMC: a GPU implementation of a Monte Carlo dose calculation based on Geant4
L Jahnke, J Fleckenstein, F Wenz… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a GPU implementation called GMC (GPU Monte Carlo) of the low energy (< 100
GeV) electromagnetic part of the Geant4 Monte Carlo code using the NVIDIA® CUDA …
GeV) electromagnetic part of the Geant4 Monte Carlo code using the NVIDIA® CUDA …
Experimental evaluation of a GPU‐based Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithm in the Monaco treatment planning system
MR Paudel, A Kim, A Sarfehnia… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
vendor Elekta for the Monaco treatment planning system (TPS), is capable of modeling dose …
Development and validation of a 1.5 T MR‐Linac full accelerator head and cryostat model for Monte Carlo dose simulations
M Friedel, M Nachbar, D Mönnich, O Dohm… - Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop, implement, and validate a full 1.5 T/7 MV magnetic resonance (MR)‐
Linac accelerator head and cryostat model in EGSnrc for high precision dose calculations …
Linac accelerator head and cryostat model in EGSnrc for high precision dose calculations …