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ESTRO IMRT course 2015
Dose Calculation in Static and Rotational IMRT
Brussels October 8th, 2015
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Monte Carlo Dose Calculation
‘Full’ Monte Carlo methods:
Explicit simulation of all physical
interactions of all particle
histories (photons, electrons,
positrons and cross-sections of
interactions)
starting from electrons hitting the
target
ending with all local elementary
dose depositions in the patient,
considering exact material
compositions
(*) Chetty et al. 2007, Med. Phys. 34(12)
Verhaegen and Seuntjens 2003, PMB 48(21)
Fraass et al. 2003, Med. Phys. 30(12)