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
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 simulations