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