Dose calculation algorithms for external radiation therapy: an overview for practitioners

F De Martino, S Clemente, C Graeff, G Palma, L Cella - Applied sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Radiation therapy treatment planning. Abstract Radiation therapy (RT)
is a constantly evolving therapeutic technique; improvements are continuously being …

Dose calculation algorithms

U Oelkfe, C Scholz - New technologies in radiation oncology, 2006 - Springer
15.7 Conclusion Dose calculation algorithms play a central role for the clinical practice of
radiation therapy. They form the basis for any treatment plan optimization, a feature which …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of dose calculation algorithm on radiation therapy

WZ Chen, Y Xiao, J Li - World journal of radiology, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The quality of radiation therapy depends on the ability to maximize the tumor control
probability while minimize the normal tissue complication probability. Both of these two …

[图书][B] Modelling radiotherapy side effects: Practical applications for planning optimisation

T Rancati, C Fiorino - 2019 - books.google.com
The treatment of a patient with radiation therapy is planned to find the optimal way to treat a
tumour while minimizing the dose received by the surrounding normal tissues. In order to …

Dosimetric verification of radiotherapy treatment planning systems: Results of IAEA pilot study

E Gershkevitsh, R Schmidt, G Velez, D Miller… - Radiotherapy and …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The methodology developed by IAEA for dosimetric
quality control of treatment planning systems has been tested in different hospitals through a …

Development and clinical application of a fast superposition algorithm in radiation therapy

C Scholz, C Schulze, U Oelfke, T Bortfeld - Radiotherapy and oncology, 2003 - Elsevier
Background and purpose: Dose calculation algorithms play a central role for the
optimization and verification of treatment plans in radiation therapy. Complex treatment …

Three-dimensional dose calculations for radiation treatment planning

Photon Treatment Planning Collaborative … - International Journal of …, 1991 - Elsevier
We discuss geometric and physical aspects of dose calculational methodologies as
developed and implemented in three-dimensional treatment planning systems at four …

Development of the open‐source dose calculation and optimization toolkit matRad

HP Wieser, E Cisternas, N Wahl, S Ulrich… - Medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose We report on the development of the open‐source cross‐platform radiation
treatment planning toolkit matRad and its comparison against validated treatment planning …

Validation of a Monte Carlo dose calculation tool for radiotherapy treatment planning

JS Li, T Pawlicki, J Deng, SB Jiang… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2000 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract A new EGS4/PRESTA Monte Carlo user code, MCDOSE, has been developed as a
routine dose calculation tool for radiotherapy treatment planning. It is suitable for both …

A novel algorithm for the calculation of physical and biological irradiation quantities in scanned ion beam therapy: the beamlet superposition approach

G Russo, A Attili, G Battistoni, D Bertrand… - Physics in Medicine …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The calculation algorithm of a modern treatment planning system for ion-beam radiotherapy
should ideally be able to deal with different ion species (eg protons and carbon ions), to …