Recent advances in radiation therapy and photodynamic therapy

LM Chong, DJH Tng, LLY Tan, MLK Chua… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In the past 100 years, external beam energy for the treatment of cancer has continually
evolved. Two main modes have been developed. The first is radiotherapy which involves …

[HTML][HTML] Active realization of fractional order Butterworth lowpass filter using DVCC

SK Mishra, M Gupta, DK Upadhyay - Journal of King Saud University …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents an active realization of fraction order Butterworth lowpass filter using a
differential voltage current conveyor (DVCC) and two fractance devices (FDs). Initially, the …

Determination of initial electron parameters by means of Monte Carlo simulations for the Siemens Artiste Linac 6MV photon beam

T Tuğrul, O Eroğul - Reports of Practical Oncology and …, 2019 - journals.viamedica.pl
Aim In this study, we investigated initial electron parameters of Siemens Artiste Linac with
6MV photon beam using the Monte Carlo method. Background It is essential to define all the …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of a 10 MV photon beam Elekta Synergy linear accelerator using the BEAMnrc MC code

T Almatani - Journal of King Saud University-Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective: The Monte Carlo (MC) technique can accurately model any linear
accelerator where accurate details about the treatment head and the incident electron beam …

Monte Carlo commissioning of radiotherapy LINAC—Introducing an improved methodology

S Bajwa, A Gul, S Ahmed… - Reports of Practical …, 2020 - journals.viamedica.pl
Purpose Monte Carlo (MC) commissioning of medical linear accelerator (LINAC) is a time-
consuming process involving a comparison between measured and simulated cross …

[HTML][HTML] Monte Carlo Model Validation of 6MV Beam of OMID, the First Iranian Linear Accelerator

MA Abdoli, M Hassanvand… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Monte Carlo (MC) techniques are regarded as an accurate method to simulate the dose
calculation in radiotherapy for many years. The present paper aims to validate the simulated …

Advanced design of radiotherapy equipment: IORT and small animal irradiators

A Villa Abaunza - 2022 - docta.ucm.es
Cancer is a major public health problem worldwide and the leading cause of death in Spain
[1]. Radiotherapy plays an important role in cancer treatment with approximately 50% of all …

A Monte Carlo model of an agility head for a 6 MV Elekta photon beam

WM Al-Saleh, T Almatani - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction With the advance in radiotherapy delivery, the need for a method allowing for a
precise dose calculation increased. Monte Carlo modelling of radiotherapy dosages has …

[PDF][PDF] Validation of Varian Clinac iX Model on 6 MV Photon Beam Using Fast Monte Carlo Simulation

JT Manik, A Okselia, DG Gaspersz… - Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik …, 2023 - eprints.uad.ac.id
Monte Carlo (MC) is widely recognized as the most accurate method for dosimetry analysis
in radiotherapy due to its precision. However, successful MC dose calculation hinges upon …

Assessing the Effect of Directional Bremsstrahlung Splitting on the Output Spectra and Parameters Using BEAMnrc Monte Carlo Simulation Package

H Babapour, S Semyari, M Yadollahi… - Biomedical …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: EGSnrc software package is one of the computational packages for Monte
Carlo simulation in radiation therapy and has several subset codes. Directional …