2020
A general-purpose Monte Carlo particle transport code based on inverse transform sampling for radiotherapy dose calculation
Liang Y, Muhammad W, Hart GR, Nartowt BJ, Chen ZJ, Yu JB, Roberts KB, Duncan JS, Deng J. A general-purpose Monte Carlo particle transport code based on inverse transform sampling for radiotherapy dose calculation. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 9808. PMID: 32555530, PMCID: PMC7300009, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66844-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhoton transportBoundary crossing algorithmMonte Carlo particle transport codeMonte Carlo methodTransport simulationsAcceptance-rejection samplingRadiotherapy dose calculationsPhoto-electric effectParticle transport codeEGSnrc simulationsCarlo methodBremsstrahlung eventsInelastic scatteringPair productionRayleigh scatteringThread divergenceMC simulationsTransport codeMC codeHistory schemeParticle transportCrossing algorithmInverseElectron transportSimulation accuracy
2008
Clinical implementation of enhanced dynamic wedges into the Pinnacle treatment planning system: Monte Carlo validation and patient-specific QA
Ahmad M, Deng J, Lund MW, Chen Z, Kimmett J, Moran MS, Nath R. Clinical implementation of enhanced dynamic wedges into the Pinnacle treatment planning system: Monte Carlo validation and patient-specific QA. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2008, 54: 447-465. PMID: 19098353, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/2/018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of an electron Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithm for electron beams
Hu YA, Song H, Chen Z, Zhou S, Yin F. Evaluation of an electron Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithm for electron beams. Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 2008, 9: 1-15. PMID: 18716583, PMCID: PMC5722292, DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v9i3.2720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsElectronsMonte Carlo MethodParticle AcceleratorsRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedConceptsElectron Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithmMonte Carlo dose calculation algorithmGrid sizeDose calculation algorithmCalculation grid sizeCalculation algorithmEMC algorithmElectron beamMonte Carlo simulationsElectron beam directionMeasurement dataCutout factorsCalculation iterationsCarlo simulationsDose distributionMeV electron beamLinac headBeam characteristicsBeam dataBeam directionMinimal measurementsMaximum discrepancyAlgorithmDose calculationsBeam
2004
Matching the dosimetry characteristics of a dual-field Stanford technique to a customized single-field Stanford technique for total skin electron therapy
Chen Z, Agostinelli AG, Wilson LD, Nath R. Matching the dosimetry characteristics of a dual-field Stanford technique to a customized single-field Stanford technique for total skin electron therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2004, 59: 872-885. PMID: 15183491, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.02.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsElectronsHumansLymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousParticle AcceleratorsRadiotherapy DosageSkin NeoplasmsWhole-Body IrradiationConceptsTotal skin electron therapyX-ray contaminationElectron beamBeam axisTSET treatmentsDosimetry characteristicsStanford techniqueElectron therapyDepth dose curvesDifferent electron beamsSame mean energyImpact of beamPatient dosimetryBeam uniformityProbable energyAngular distributionsDepth dosesLuminescent detectorsDepth doseMean energyIonization chamberPencil beamDose curvesBeamMaximum buildup