Monte Carlo calculations supporting patient plan verification in proton therapy

Monte Carlo calculations supporting patient plan verification in proton therapy

Patient’s treatment plan verification covers substantial amount of the quality assurance (QA) resources, this is especially true for Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT). The use of Monte Carlo (MC) simulations in supporting QA has been widely discussed and several methods have been proposed. I...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thiago Viana Miranda Lima, Manjit eDosanjh, Alfredo eFerrari, Mario eCiocca, Silvia eMolinelli, Andrea eMairani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Proton therapy
Monte Carlo calculations
Treatment plan verification
delta ray effect
dose disturbance
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2016.00062/full

Internet

http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2016.00062/full

Similar Items