2017
A measurement-based generalized source model for Monte Carlo dose simulations of CT scans
Ming X, Feng Y, Liu R, Yang C, Zhou L, Zhai H, Deng J. A measurement-based generalized source model for Monte Carlo dose simulations of CT scans. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2017, 62: 1759-1776. PMID: 28079526, PMCID: PMC5857954, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa5911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsComputer SimulationHumansModels, TheoreticalMonte Carlo MethodPhantoms, ImagingRadiation DosageTomography Scanners, X-Ray ComputedTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMonte Carlo dose simulationsGeneralized source modelEnergy spectrumFluence distributionDose profilesCentral axis percent depth dose curvePercent depth dose curvesDose simulationsDepth dose curvesMonte Carlo user codeSource distributionBeam inputDose curvesFilm measurementsCTDI phantomCT scannerOutput factorsAbsolute dose comparisonsMonte Carlo simulationsDose distributionSource modelCarlo simulationsCircular sourceGE LightspeedScanner specifications
2012
CT scans in childhood and risk of leukaemia and brain tumours
Deng J, Zhang Y, Nath R, Bao S. CT scans in childhood and risk of leukaemia and brain tumours. The Lancet 2012, 380: 1735. PMID: 23158242, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(12)61980-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain NeoplasmsFemaleHumansLeukemiaMaleNeoplasms, Radiation-InducedRadiation DosageTomography, X-Ray Computed
2003
Dose correlation for thoracic motion in radiation therapy of breast cancer
Ding M, Li J, Deng J, Fourkal E, Ma C. Dose correlation for thoracic motion in radiation therapy of breast cancer. Medical Physics 2003, 30: 2520-2529. PMID: 14528974, DOI: 10.1118/1.1603744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArtifactsBreast NeoplasmsHumansMammographyMotionMovementOnline SystemsPhantoms, ImagingRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRadiography, ThoracicRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, Computer-AssistedReproducibility of ResultsRespirationSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics as TopicThoraxTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsBreathing patternDose correlationBreast cancerChest wall motionChest wall movementPatient's breathing patternDose dataRadiation therapyThoracic motionRadiotherapy treatmentTreatment planningExpiration phaseDifferent breathing phasesFinal dose distributionCancerBreathing phasesPatient anatomyWall motionTreatmentDose distributionCT dataBreathing levelTherapyDosePatient geometry