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
2001
Monte Carlo based treatment planning for modulated electron beam radiation therapy
Lee M, Deng J, Li J, Jiang S, Ma C. Monte Carlo based treatment planning for modulated electron beam radiation therapy. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2001, 46: 2177-2199. PMID: 11512618, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/8/310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectron multileaf collimatorIntensity mapsDose distributionElectron radiation therapyElectron beamletsElectron energyElectron beam radiation therapyAir scatteringMonte CarloBremsstrahlung contributionConformal dose distributionsMonte Carlo simulationsBeamletsScatter dosesTreatment planning systemElectronsMultileaf collimatorCarlo simulationsBreast plansIrregular targetsLeaf transportCarloScatteringMonte Carlo generationCollimator
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 simulationsVerification 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