2012
SU‐E‐T‐289: On the Use of a Diode Array for the Commissioning of Dynamically‐Wedged Asymmetric Fields Generated by Varian EDW's in the Pinnacle Treatment Planning System
Ahmad M, Liu W, Deng J, Nguyen K, Wu D, Chen Z, Moran M, Nath R. SU‐E‐T‐289: On the Use of a Diode Array for the Commissioning of Dynamically‐Wedged Asymmetric Fields Generated by Varian EDW's in the Pinnacle Treatment Planning System. Medical Physics 2012, 39: 3770-3770. PMID: 28517261, DOI: 10.1118/1.4735357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArray systemMonte Carlo code BEAMnrcEnhanced dynamic wedgeDiode arrayCylindrical chamberSolid waterDose profilesCentral axisVirtual waterAcceptable accuracyPinnacle3 treatment planning systemBeamDiode array systemOutput factorsWedge angleSegmented treatment tablesAsymmetric fieldsSimulationsConvolution calculationMC predictionWater phantomWaterAxis dose profilesCentral axis percentage depth dosesPercentage depth doses
2000
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 shapeAlgorithmSimulationsSimulation 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 face