GAMMORA, a free, open-source, and validated GATE-based model for Monte-Carlo simulations of the Varian TrueBeam

J Leste, T Younes, M Chauvin, X Franceries… - Physica Medica, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Monte Carlo (MC) is the reference computation method for medical
physics. In radiotherapy, MC computations are necessary for some issues (such as …

New capabilities of the Monte Carlo dose engine ARCHER‐RT: Clinical validation of the Varian TrueBeam machine for VMAT external beam radiotherapy

DP Adam, T Liu, PF Caracappa, BP Bednarz… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The Monte Carlo radiation transport method is considered the most accurate
approach for absorbed dose calculations in external beam radiation therapy. In this study …

Virtual source modelling of photon beams for Monte Carlo based radiation therapy treatment planning

MP Sikora - 2011 - bora.uib.no
Modern radiotherapy (RT) techniques such as stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT),
intensitymodulated radiotherapy (IMRT) or volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) carries …

Validation of a virtual source model of medical linac for Monte Carlo dose calculation using multi-threaded Geant4

Z Aboulbanine, N El Khayati - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The use of phase space in medical linear accelerator Monte Carlo (MC) simulations
significantly improves the execution time and leads to results comparable to those obtained …

[PDF][PDF] A Monte Carlo solution for external beam photon radiotherapy verification

PW Chin, DG Lewis, JP Giddy - The Monte Carlo Method …, 2005 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT In this work, Monte Carlo (MC) simulations provide an answer to the surging
clinical need for verifying complex radiation treatments. As will be demonstrated, this …

A time-and space-saving Monte Carlo simulation method using post-collimation generative adversarial network for dose calculation of an O-ring gantry Linac

M Shi, S Cui, C Chuang, O Oderinde, N Kovalchuk… - Physica Medica, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose This study explores the feasibility of employing Generative Adversarial Networks
(GANs) to model the RefleXion X1 Linac. The aim is to investigate the accuracy of dose …

An integrated Monte Carlo dosimetric verification system for radiotherapy treatment planning

T Yamamoto, T Mizowaki, Y Miyabe… - Physics in Medicine …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract An integrated Monte Carlo (MC) dose calculation system, MCRTV (Monte Carlo for
radiotherapy treatment plan verification), has been developed for clinical treatment plan …

Experimental validation of a linac head Geant4 model under a grid computing environment

S Didi, K Bahhous, M Zerfaoui… - Biomedical Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Background and purpose. This work aims to present the strategy to simulate a clinical linear
accelerator based on the geometry provided by the manufacturer and summarize the …

Implementation of a new virtual source model in Gate 9.0 package to simulate Elekta Synergy MLCi2 6 MV accelerator

D Krim, D Bakari, M Zerfaoui… - Biomedical Physics & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Monte Carlo simulation is appreciated as an extraordinary technique to investigate particle
physic processes in Radiation Therapy. This task offers a new Virtual Source Model (VSM) …

CPU time optimization and precise adjustment of the Geant4 physics parameters for a VARIAN 2100 C/D gamma radiotherapy linear accelerator simulation using …

P Arce, JI Lagares - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We have verified the GAMOS/Geant4 simulation model of a 6 MV VARIAN Clinac 2100 C/D
linear accelerator by the procedure of adjusting the initial beam parameters to fit the …