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
2001
Monte Carlo based treatment planning for modulated electron beam radiation therapy
Lee M, Deng J, Li J, Jiang S, Ma C. Monte Carlo based treatment planning for modulated electron beam radiation therapy. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2001, 46: 2177-2199. PMID: 11512618, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/8/310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectron multileaf collimatorIntensity mapsDose distributionElectron radiation therapyElectron beamletsElectron energyElectron beam radiation therapyAir scatteringMonte CarloBremsstrahlung contributionConformal dose distributionsMonte Carlo simulationsBeamletsScatter dosesTreatment planning systemElectronsMultileaf collimatorCarlo simulationsBreast plansIrregular targetsLeaf transportCarloScatteringMonte Carlo generationCollimatorDerivation 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
Electron 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