Monte-Carlo techniques for radiotherapy applications I: Introduction and overview of the different Monte-Carlo codes

AL Fielding - Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 2023 - cambridge.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental validation of an analytical program and a Monte Carlo simulation for the computation of the far out-of-field dose in external beam photon therapy …

M De Saint-Hubert, F Suesselbeck, F Vasi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Monte Carlo-based independent dose verification of radiosurgery HyperArc plans

JF Calvo-Ortega, S Moragues-Femenía, C Laosa-Bello… - Physica Medica, 2022 - Elsevier
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) …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular vesicles involved in growth regulation and metabolic modulation in Haematococcus pluvialis

Q Hu, Z Hu, X Yan, J Lu, C Wang - Biotechnology for Biofuels and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Microalgae-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs), which transfer their cargos to
the extracellular environment to affect recipient cells, play important roles in microalgal …

[HTML][HTML] Two-dimensional real-time quality assurance dosimetry system using μ-Al2O3: C, Mg radioluminescence films

LF Nascimento, D Verellen, J Goossens… - Physics and imaging in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and purpose There is a continual need for more accurate and effective
dosimetric systems for quality assurance (QA) as radiotherapy evolves in complexity. The …

A radiotherapy community data‐driven approach to determine which complexity metrics best predict the impact of atypical TPS beam modeling on clinical dose …

FEMD Brooks, MC Glenn, V Hernandez… - Journal of applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To quantify the impact of treatment planning system beam model parameters,
based on the actual spread in radiotherapy community data, on clinical treatment plans and …

[HTML][HTML] Monte Carlo simulation of linac using PRIMO

Y Li, X Sun, Y Liang, Y Hu, C Liu - Radiation Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Monte Carlo simulation is considered as the most accurate method for
dose calculation in radiotherapy. PRIMO is a Monte-Carlo program with a user-friendly …

Two-dimensional real-time dosimetry system using micro-and nano-(C44H38P2) MnCl4 radioluminescence coatings

L de Freitas Nascimento, M De Saint-Hubert… - Radiation …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of particle size on the radioluminescence (RL) response
of (C 44 H 38 P 2) MnCl 4 coatings, which have been made with five crystal size fractions …

Validation of an in vivo transit dosimetry algorithm using Monte Carlo simulations and ionization chamber measurements

D Sánchez‐Artuñedo, S Pié‐Padró… - Journal of applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Transit dosimetry is a safety tool based on the transit images acquired during
treatment. Forward‐projection transit dosimetry software, as PerFRACTION, compares the …

PRIMO Monte Carlo software as a tool for commissioning of an external beam radiotherapy treatment planning system

JF Calvo-Ortega… - Reports of Practical …, 2023 - journals.viamedica.pl
Background: The purpose was to validate the PRIMO Monte Carlo software to be used
during the commissioning of a treatment planning system (TPS). Materials an dm ethods …