Dose calculations for external photon beams in radiotherapy
A Ahnesjö, MM Aspradakis - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 1999 - iopscience.iop.org
Dose calculation methods for photon beams are reviewed in the context of radiation therapy
treatment planning. Following introductory summaries on photon beam characteristics and …
treatment planning. Following introductory summaries on photon beam characteristics and …
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 …
Report on G4‐Med, a Geant4 benchmarking system for medical physics applications developed by the Geant4 Medical Simulation Benchmarking Group
Background Geant4 is a Monte Carlo code extensively used in medical physics for a wide
range of applications, such as dosimetry, micro‐and nanodosimetry, imaging, radiation …
range of applications, such as dosimetry, micro‐and nanodosimetry, imaging, radiation …
BEAM: a Monte Carlo code to simulate radiotherapy treatment units
This paper describes BEAM, a general purpose Monte Carlo code to simulate the radiation
beams from radiotherapy units including high‐energy electron and photon beams, 60Co …
beams from radiotherapy units including high‐energy electron and photon beams, 60Co …
[PDF][PDF] The EGS5 code system
H Hirayama, Y Namito, WR Nelson, AF Bielajew… - 2005 - rcwww.kek.jp
In the nineteen years since EGS4 was released, it has been used in a wide variety of
applications, particularly in medical physics, radiation measurement studies, and industrial …
applications, particularly in medical physics, radiation measurement studies, and industrial …
Current status and future perspective of flattening filter free photon beams
Purpose: Flattening filters (FFs) have been considered as an integral part of the treatment
head of a medical accelerator for more than 50 years. The reasons for the longstanding use …
head of a medical accelerator for more than 50 years. The reasons for the longstanding use …
Experimental benchmarks of the Monte Carlo code PENELOPE
J Sempau, JM Fernández-Varea, E Acosta… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2003 - Elsevier
The physical algorithms implemented in the latest release of the general-purpose Monte
Carlo code penelope for the simulation of coupled electron–photon transport are briefly …
Carlo code penelope for the simulation of coupled electron–photon transport are briefly …
Benchmark study of the recent version of the PHITS code
We performed a benchmark study for 58 cases (22 cases reported in this paper and 36
cases reported in online as supplementary materials of this paper) using the recent version …
cases reported in online as supplementary materials of this paper) using the recent version …
Beam modeling and beam model commissioning for Monte Carlo dose calculation‐based radiation therapy treatment planning: Report of AAPM Task Group 157
Dose calculation plays an important role in the accuracy of radiotherapy treatment planning
and beam delivery. The Monte Carlo (MC) method is capable of achieving the highest …
and beam delivery. The Monte Carlo (MC) method is capable of achieving the highest …
A CT‐based Monte Carlo simulation tool for dosimetry planning and analysis
JJ DeMarco, TD Solberg, JB Smathers - Medical physics, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The Los Alamos code mcnp4a (M_onte C_arlo N_‐P_article version 4A) is currently used to
simulate a variety of problems ranging from nuclear reactor analysis to boron neutron …
simulate a variety of problems ranging from nuclear reactor analysis to boron neutron …