Monte Carlo verification of IMRT dose distributions from a commercial treatment planning optimization system
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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 simulationsElectron Beam Commissioning for Monte Carlo Dose Calculation
Deng J, Jiang S, Pawlicki T, Li J, Ma C. Electron Beam Commissioning for Monte Carlo Dose Calculation. 2000, 431-433. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-59758-9_163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMonte Carlo methodPencil beam algorithmCarlo methodElectron beam dose calculationsBeam algorithmVariance reduction techniquesPhoton dose calculationsMonte Carlo dose calculationsDose calculationsPresence of inhomogeneitiesInhomogeneous phantomsReduction techniquesAccurate approachBeam commissioningTreatment planning systemCalculationsAlgorithmDose modelElectronsElectron transportComputer technologyInhomogeneityLarge discrepanciesPlanning system