The TOPAS tool for particle simulation, a Monte Carlo simulation tool for physics, biology and clinical research

B Faddegon, J Ramos-Méndez, J Schuemann… - Physica Medica, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose This paper covers recent developments and applications of the TOPAS TOol for
PArticle Simulation and presents the approaches used to disseminate TOPAS. Materials and …

TOPAS: an innovative proton Monte Carlo platform for research and clinical applications

J Perl, J Shin, J Schümann, B Faddegon… - Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: While Monte Carlo particle transport has proven useful in many areas (treatment
head design, dose calculation, shielding design, and imaging studies) and has been …

TOPAS-nBio: an extension to the TOPAS simulation toolkit for cellular and sub-cellular radiobiology

J Schuemann, AL McNamara… - Radiation …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
The TOPAS Monte Carlo (MC) system is used in radiation therapy and medical imaging
research, having played a significant role in making Monte Carlo simulations widely …

Experimental validation of the TOPAS Monte Carlo system for passive scattering proton therapy

M Testa, J Schümann, HM Lu, J Shin… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: TOPAS (TOol for PArticle Simulation) is a particle simulation code recently
developed with the specific aim of making Monte Carlo simulations user‐friendly for …

Adaptation of GEANT4 to Monte Carlo dose calculations based on CT data: Monte Carlo dose calculations based on CT data

H Jiang, H Paganetti - Medical physics, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The geant4 Monte Carlo code provides many powerful functions for conducting particle
transport simulations with great reliability and flexibility. However, as a general purpose …

Integration and evaluation of automated Monte Carlo simulations in the clinical practice of scanned proton and carbon ion beam therapy

J Bauer, F Sommerer, A Mairani… - Physics in Medicine …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of beam interaction and transport in matter are increasingly
considered as essential tools to support several aspects of radiation therapy. Despite the …

GPU-based fast Monte Carlo dose calculation for proton therapy

X Jia, J Schümann, H Paganetti… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Accurate radiation dose calculation is essential for successful proton radiotherapy. Monte
Carlo (MC) simulation is considered to be the most accurate method. However, the long …

FLUKA particle therapy tool for Monte Carlo independent calculation of scanned proton and carbon ion beam therapy

WS Kozłowska, TT Böhlen, C Cuccagna… - Physics in Medicine …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract While Monte Carlo (MC) codes are considered as the gold standard for dosimetric
calculations, the availability of user friendly MC codes suited for particle therapy is limited …

Monte Carlo simulation in PET and SPECT instrumentation using GATE

K Assie, V Breton, I Buvat, C Comtat, S Jan… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Monte Carlo simulation is an essential tool to assist in the design of new medical imaging
devices for emission tomography. On one hand, dedicated Monte Carlo codes have been …

Fred: a GPU-accelerated fast-Monte Carlo code for rapid treatment plan recalculation in ion beam therapy

A Schiavi, M Senzacqua, S Pioli… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …