Monte Carlo simulations in radiotherapy dosimetry
P Andreo - Radiation Oncology, 2018 - Springer
Background The use of the Monte Carlo (MC) method in radiotherapy dosimetry has
increased almost exponentially in the last decades. Its widespread use in the field has …
increased almost exponentially in the last decades. Its widespread use in the field has …
Reference dosimetry in MRI-linacs: evaluation of available protocols and data to establish a Code of Practice
With the rapid increase in clinical treatments with MRI-linacs, a consistent, harmonized and
sustainable ground for reference dosimetry in MRI-linacs is needed. Specific for reference …
sustainable ground for reference dosimetry in MRI-linacs is needed. Specific for reference …
GATE: a simulation toolkit for PET and SPECT
Monte Carlo simulation is an essential tool in emission tomography that can assist in the
design of new medical imaging devices, the optimization of acquisition protocols and the …
design of new medical imaging devices, the optimization of acquisition protocols and the …
Efficiency improvements for ion chamber calculations in high energy photon beams
J Wulff, K Zink, I Kawrakow - Medical physics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents the implementation of several variance reduction techniques that
dramatically improve the simulation efficiency of ion chamber dose and perturbation factor …
dramatically improve the simulation efficiency of ion chamber dose and perturbation factor …
GPUMCD: A new GPU‐oriented Monte Carlo dose calculation platform
Purpose: Monte Carlo methods are considered as the gold standard for dosimetric
computations in radiotherapy. Their execution time is, however, still an obstacle to the …
computations in radiotherapy. Their execution time is, however, still an obstacle to the …
The effect of different lung densities on the accuracy of various radiotherapy dose calculation methods: implications for tumour coverage
LR Aarup, AE Nahum, C Zacharatou… - Radiotherapy and …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate against Monte-Carlo the performance of various dose calculations
algorithms regarding lung tumour coverage in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) …
algorithms regarding lung tumour coverage in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) …
Overview of physical interaction models for photon and electron transport used in Monte Carlo codes
F Salvat, JM Fernández-Varea - Metrologia, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
The physical principles and approximations employed in Monte Carlo simulations of
coupled electron–photon transport are reviewed. After a brief analysis of the assumptions …
coupled electron–photon transport are reviewed. After a brief analysis of the assumptions …
Intercomparison of dose enhancement ratio and secondary electron spectra for gold nanoparticles irradiated by X-rays calculated using multiple Monte Carlo …
Purpose Targeted radiation therapy has seen an increased interest in the past decade. In
vitro and in vivo experiments showed enhanced radiation doses due to gold nanoparticles …
vitro and in vivo experiments showed enhanced radiation doses due to gold nanoparticles …
Patient dosimetry for hybrid MRI‐radiotherapy systems
A novel geometry has been proposed for a hybrid magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‐linac
system in which a 6 MV linac is mounted on the open end of a biplanar, low field (0.2 T) MRI …
system in which a 6 MV linac is mounted on the open end of a biplanar, low field (0.2 T) MRI …
Determination of consensus kQ values for megavoltage photon beams for the update of IAEA TRS-398
P Andreo, DT Burns, RP Kapsch… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The IAEA is currently coordinating a multi-year project to update the TRS-398 Code of
Practice for the dosimetry of external beam radiotherapy based on standards of absorbed …
Practice for the dosimetry of external beam radiotherapy based on standards of absorbed …