2013
SU‐E‐T‐462: Energy Modulated Photon Radiotherapy: A Monte Carlo Investigation
Zhang Y, Feng Y, Ming X, Nath R, Deng J. SU‐E‐T‐462: Energy Modulated Photon Radiotherapy: A Monte Carlo Investigation. Medical Physics 2013, 40: 311-311. DOI: 10.1118/1.4814895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIMRT plansProstate cancer patientsPhoton radiation therapyBeam energyPhoton beamsCancer patientsNeck cancerPrescription doseEclipse treatment planning systemDose reductionRadiation therapyBEAM Monte Carlo codePencil beam dose distributionsDVH analysisTumor sitePhoton radiotherapyDose distributionNormal tissuesPatientsLow-energy photonsPhoton beam intensityBeam dose distributionsTarget coverageOptimal beam energyIntegral dose
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
2000
Monte Carlo verification of IMRT dose distributions from a commercial treatment planning optimization system
Ma C, Pawlicki T, Jiang SB, Li JS, Deng J, Mok E, Kapur A, Xing L, Ma L, Boyer AL. Monte Carlo verification of IMRT dose distributions from a commercial treatment planning optimization system. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2000, 45: 2483-2495. PMID: 11008950, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/9/303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonte Carlo simulationsFinite-size pencil beam (FSPB) algorithmCorvus systemCarlo simulationsOptimization systemIMRT dose distributionsRadiotherapy dose calculationsMonte Carlo treatment planning systemPencil beam algorithmDose distributionMonte CarloBeam algorithmHeterogeneous phantomsMonte Carlo verificationHomogeneous phantomBeam energyCylindrical water phantomIMRT fieldsDose calculationsWater phantomTreatment planning systemField sizeTarget shapeAlgorithmSimulationsEnergy- 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 simulations