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