Introduction: The dose calculation plays a crucial role in many aspects of contemporary
clinical radiotherapy treatment planning process. It therefore goes without saying that the …

Background In radiotherapy, especially when treating children, minimising exposure of
healthy tissue can prevent the development of adverse outcomes, including second cancers …

Background The out-of-the-field absorbed dose affects the probability of primary second
radiation-induced cancers. This is particularly relevant in the case of pediatric treatments …

Purpose To investigate the feasibility of using the free PRIMO Monte Carlo software for
independent dose check of cranial SRS plans designed with the Varian HyperArc (HA) …

Monte Carlo methods provide detailed and accurate results for radiation transport
simulations. Unfortunately, the high computational cost of these methods limits its usage in …

Background PRIMO is a graphical environment based on PENELOPE Monte Carlo (MC)
simulation of radiotherapy beams able to compute dose distribution in patients, from plans …

Purpose To study geometrical source modeling of 6 MV flattening-filter-free (FFF) beam from
TrueBeam linear accelerator and its commissioning validation using Monte Carlo simulation …

Background The PRIMO system is a computer software that allows the Monte Carlo
simulation of linear accelerators and the estimation of the subsequent absorbed dose …

Purpose Conical collimators, or cones, are tertiary collimators that attach to a radiotherapy
linac and are suited for the stereotactic radiosurgery treatment of small brain lesions. The …

Abstract Background Monte Carlo simulation of radiation transport for medical linear
accelerators (linacs) requires accurate knowledge of the geometrical description of the linac …