Purpose To assess the impact of approximations in current analytical dose calculation
methods (ADCs) on tumor control probability (TCP) in proton therapy. Methods Dose …

Monte Carlo (MC) simulations are commonly used to study linear energy transfer (LET)
distributions in therapeutic proton beams. Various techniques have been used to score LET …

Ion beam therapy is a rapidly growing technique for tumor radiation therapy. Ions allow for a
high dose deposition in the tumor region, while sparing the surrounding healthy tissue. For …

The purpose of this study was to assess the possibility of introducing site-specific range
margins to replace current generic margins in proton therapy. Further, the goal was to study …

Monte Carlo simulation techniques made a slow entry in the field of radiotherapy in the late
1970s. Since then they have gained enormous popularity, judging by the number of papers …

Monte Carlo dosimetry calculations are essential methods in radiation therapy. To take full
advantage of this tool, the beam delivery system has to be simulated in detail and the initial …

The Monte Carlo method provides the most accurate dose calculations on a patient
computed tomography (CT) geometry. The increase in accuracy is, at least in part, due to the …

Reliable treatment planning of highly conformal scanned ion beam therapy demands
accurate tools for the determination and characterization of the individual pencil-like beams …

This work proposes a generic method for modeling scanned ion beam delivery systems,
without simulation of the treatment nozzle and based exclusively on beam data library (BDL) …

The geant4 Monte Carlo code provides many powerful functions for conducting particle
transport simulations with great reliability and flexibility. However, as a general purpose …