2019
Beam modeling and beam model commissioning for Monte Carlo dose calculation‐based radiation therapy treatment planning: Report of AAPM Task Group 157
Charlie C, Chetty IJ, Deng J, Faddegon B, Jiang SB, Li J, Seuntjens J, Siebers JV, Traneus E. Beam modeling and beam model commissioning for Monte Carlo dose calculation‐based radiation therapy treatment planning: Report of AAPM Task Group 157. Medical Physics 2019, 47: e1-e18. PMID: 31679157, DOI: 10.1002/mp.13898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeam modelElectron beam dose calculationsMonte Carlo methodRadiotherapy dose calculationsTreatment planning systemDose calculationsClinical beam modelCarlo methodBeam modelingRadiation therapy treatment planningMC simulationsTherapy treatment planningElectron beamTreatment headClinical photonRadiotherapy treatment planningGeneral approachCalculationsHigh accuracyPractical procedureAccuracyModelClinical physicistsAnalytical methodBeam delivery
2006
Evaluation of the EDR-2 film for relative dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams
Ahmad M, Chen Z, Song H, Deng J, Nath R. Evaluation of the EDR-2 film for relative dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006, 120: 159-162. PMID: 16644932, DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncj006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEDR-2 filmsElectron beamRelative dosimetryHigh-energy photonsClinical radiation dosimetryDose profilesPhotonsRadiation dosimetryBeamDose distributionRadiographic filmsSensitometric studyFilmsDosimetryTreatment planning techniquesElectronsDiodesSymmetryKVFlatnessPlanning techniquesDistribution
2002
A Monte Carlo investigation of fluence profiles collimated by an electron specific MLC during beam delivery for modulated electron radiation therapy
Deng J, Lee MC, Ma C. A Monte Carlo investigation of fluence profiles collimated by an electron specific MLC during beam delivery for modulated electron radiation therapy. Medical Physics 2002, 29: 2472-2483. PMID: 12462711, DOI: 10.1118/1.1513160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluence profilesVarian Clinac 2100C linear acceleratorElectron radiation therapyElectron beamMonte Carlo methodBeam energyBeam deliveryMonte Carlo investigationElectron beam energyCarlo methodMonte CarloOff-axis locationBEAM codeSigmoid functionLeaf endsEnergy dependenceInverse planning algorithmLinear acceleratorVariable energyMLC aperturesOperatorsBeamField sizeDose distributionMultileaf collimator
2001
Derivation of electron and photon energy spectra from electron beam central axis depth dose curves
Deng J, Jiang S, Pawlicki T, Li J, Ma C. Derivation of electron and photon energy spectra from electron beam central axis depth dose curves. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2001, 46: 1429-1449. PMID: 11384063, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/5/308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhoton energy spectrumDepth dose curvesCentral axis depth dose curvesPhase-space simulationsElectron beamEnergy spectrumDose curvesElectron beam dose calculationsLinear accelerator treatment headCentral axis percentage depth-dose (PDD) curvesPercentage depth dose curvesDerivation of electronPhase space dataClinical electron beamsMeV electron beamSpace simulationTreatment headPDD curvesDose profilesElectronsBeamCorresponding spectraPhotonsDose calculationsSpectra
2000
Energy- and intensity-modulated electron beams for radiotherapy
Ma C, Pawlicki T, Lee MC, Jiang SB, Li JS, Deng J, Yi B, Mok E, Boyer AL. Energy- and intensity-modulated electron beams for radiotherapy. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2000, 45: 2293-2311. PMID: 10958195, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/8/316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModulated electron radiotherapyIntensity-modulated electron beamElectron beamMultileaf collimatorElectron beam energyInter-leaf leakageDose distributionElectron intraMonte Carlo dose calculationsPencil beam algorithmLeaf endsBeam energyPhoton beamsElectron radiotherapyOblique incidencePatient surfaceMonte Carlo methodBeamBeam algorithmField shapeMonte Carlo simulationsDose calculationsSuperficial targetsCarlo methodCarlo simulationsMCDOSE — A Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Tool for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning
Ma C, Li J, Pawlicki T, Jiang S, Deng J. MCDOSE — A Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Tool for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning. 2000, 123-125. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-59758-9_45.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSource-skin distanceClinical dose verificationTransport of photonsEGS4 user codeDose distributionTreatment planning dose calculationsAccelerator beamsElectron beamBeam modifiersDose verificationRadiation therapy treatment planningTherapy treatment planningPhotonsGantry angleDose calculationsCollimator rotationSkin distanceBeamFinal dose distributionInverse treatment planningPatient geometryCouch anglesTreatment planningOptimization systemUser code