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 shapeAlgorithmSimulations