2020
A general-purpose Monte Carlo particle transport code based on inverse transform sampling for radiotherapy dose calculation
Liang Y, Muhammad W, Hart GR, Nartowt BJ, Chen ZJ, Yu JB, Roberts KB, Duncan JS, Deng J. A general-purpose Monte Carlo particle transport code based on inverse transform sampling for radiotherapy dose calculation. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 9808. PMID: 32555530, PMCID: PMC7300009, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66844-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhoton transportBoundary crossing algorithmMonte Carlo particle transport codeMonte Carlo methodTransport simulationsAcceptance-rejection samplingRadiotherapy dose calculationsPhoto-electric effectParticle transport codeEGSnrc simulationsCarlo methodBremsstrahlung eventsInelastic scatteringPair productionRayleigh scatteringThread divergenceMC simulationsTransport codeMC codeHistory schemeParticle transportCrossing algorithmInverseElectron transportSimulation accuracy
2019
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
2002
A Monte Carlo investigation of fluence profiles collimated by an electron specific MLC during beam delivery for modulated electron radiation therapy
Deng J, Lee MC, Ma C. A Monte Carlo investigation of fluence profiles collimated by an electron specific MLC during beam delivery for modulated electron radiation therapy. Medical Physics 2002, 29: 2472-2483. PMID: 12462711, DOI: 10.1118/1.1513160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluence profilesVarian Clinac 2100C linear acceleratorElectron radiation therapyElectron beamMonte Carlo methodBeam energyBeam deliveryMonte Carlo investigationElectron beam energyCarlo methodMonte CarloOff-axis locationBEAM codeSigmoid functionLeaf endsEnergy dependenceInverse planning algorithmLinear acceleratorVariable energyMLC aperturesOperatorsBeamField sizeDose distributionMultileaf collimator
2000
Energy- and intensity-modulated electron beams for radiotherapy
Ma C, Pawlicki T, Lee MC, Jiang SB, Li JS, Deng J, Yi B, Mok E, Boyer AL. Energy- and intensity-modulated electron beams for radiotherapy. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2000, 45: 2293-2311. PMID: 10958195, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/8/316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModulated electron radiotherapyIntensity-modulated electron beamElectron beamMultileaf collimatorElectron beam energyInter-leaf leakageDose distributionElectron intraMonte Carlo dose calculationsPencil beam algorithmLeaf endsBeam energyPhoton beamsElectron radiotherapyOblique incidencePatient surfaceMonte Carlo methodBeamBeam algorithmField shapeMonte Carlo simulationsDose calculationsSuperficial targetsCarlo methodCarlo simulationsSimulation of Beam Modifiers for Monte Carlo Treatment Planing
Li J, Pawlicki T, Deng J, Jiang S, Ma C. Simulation of Beam Modifiers for Monte Carlo Treatment Planing. 2000, 437-439. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-59758-9_165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhase space dataBeam modifiersMulti-leaf collimatorDose calculationsTreatment head simulationMonte Carlo methodEGS4 user codeSpace dataCarlo methodElectron cutoutRadiation therapy treatment planningParticle transportTherapy treatment planningTwo-step simulationCalculationsClinical dose calculationsUser codeDOSXYZBeamTreatment planingCollimatorSimulationsPhantomTwo-step methodDistal faceElectron 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 systemVerification of IMRT dose distributions using a water beam imaging system
Li J, Ozhasoglu C, Deng J, Boyer A, Ma C. Verification of IMRT dose distributions using a water beam imaging system. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society 2000, 2: 1158-1161 vol.2. DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2000.897932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeam imaging systemDose distributionX-ray beamImaging systemCCD cameraReconstructed dose distributionsMultileaf collimatorScintillator screenScintillation screenScintillation imagesIMRT dose verificationDose verificationIMRT dose distributionsDynamic multileaf collimatorMonte Carlo methodIterative reconstruction algorithmReasonable agreementCarlo methodDose valuesReconstruction algorithmIMRT plansPortable personal computerBeamCollimatorMonte Carlo simulation results