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Monte Carlo: summary
!Monte Carlo based TPS not clinically available for brachytherapy yet!
MC is the gold standard for single source dosimetry in brachytherapy (TG-43
data)
Several public domain codes are available that have been extensively
benchmarked, and ample literature/experience/recommendations are available
Type B uncertainties associated with MC results for single source dosimetry are
(mainly) user-related
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Other uses ?…
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MC for TPS
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MC for benchmarking TPS dose calculations
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MC for the calculation of experimental dosimetry corrections