Report of the AAPM Task Group No. 105: Issues associated with clinical implementation of Monte Carlo‐based photon and electron external beam treatment planning
The Monte Carlo (MC) method has been shown through many research studies to calculate
accurate dose distributions for clinical radiotherapy, particularly in heterogeneous patient …
accurate dose distributions for clinical radiotherapy, particularly in heterogeneous patient …
Fifty years of Monte Carlo simulations for medical physics
DWO Rogers - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Monte Carlo techniques have become ubiquitous in medical physics over the last 50 years
with a doubling of papers on the subject every 5 years between the first PMB paper in 1967 …
with a doubling of papers on the subject every 5 years between the first PMB paper in 1967 …
[PDF][PDF] DOSXYZnrc users manual
B Walters, I Kawrakow, DWO Rogers - Nrc Report Pirs, 2005 - nrc-cnrc.github.io
DOSXYZnrc is an EGSnrc-based Monte Carlo simulation code for calculating dose
distributions in a rectilinear voxel phantom and is based directly on the DOSXYZ code …
distributions in a rectilinear voxel phantom and is based directly on the DOSXYZ code …
A PENELOPE‐based system for the automated Monte Carlo simulation of clinacs and voxelized geometries—application to far‐from‐axis fields
Purpose: Two new codes, penEasy and penEasyLinac, which automate the Monte Carlo
simulation of Varian Clinacs of the 600, 1800, 2100, and 2300 series, together with their …
simulation of Varian Clinacs of the 600, 1800, 2100, and 2300 series, together with their …
Monte Carlo modelling of external radiotherapy photon beams
F Verhaegen, J Seuntjens - Physics in medicine & biology, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
An essential requirement for successful radiation therapy is that the discrepancies between
dose distributions calculated at the treatment planning stage and those delivered to the …
dose distributions calculated at the treatment planning stage and those delivered to the …
Small animal radiotherapy research platforms
F Verhaegen, P Granton… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Advances in conformal radiation therapy and advancements in pre-clinical radiotherapy
research have recently stimulated the development of precise micro-irradiators for small …
research have recently stimulated the development of precise micro-irradiators for small …
Metal artifacts in computed tomography for radiation therapy planning: dosimetric effects and impact of metal artifact reduction
A significant and increasing number of patients receiving radiation therapy present with
metal objects close to, or even within, the treatment area, resulting in artifacts in computed …
metal objects close to, or even within, the treatment area, resulting in artifacts in computed …
History by history statistical estimators in the BEAM code system
BRB Walters, I Kawrakow, DWO Rogers - Medical physics, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
A history by history method for estimating uncertainties has been implemented in the
beamnrc and dosxyznrc codes replacing the method of statistical batches. This method …
beamnrc and dosxyznrc codes replacing the method of statistical batches. This method …
Large efficiency improvements in BEAMnrc using directional bremsstrahlung splitting: directional bremsstrahlung splitting
I Kawrakow, DWO Rogers, BRB Walters - Medical physics, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction into the BEAMnrc code of a new variance reduction technique, called
directional bremsstrahlung splitting (DBS), is described. DBS uses a combination of …
directional bremsstrahlung splitting (DBS), is described. DBS uses a combination of …
Optical dosimetry of radiotherapy beams using Cherenkov radiation: the relationship between light emission and dose
Recent studies have proposed that light emitted by the Cherenkov effect may be used for a
number of radiation therapy dosimetry applications. There is a correlation between the …
number of radiation therapy dosimetry applications. There is a correlation between the …