Monte Carlo for TPS?
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recent efforts in the literature have focused on GUI functionality and further
optimization for brachytherapy specific use :
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RapidBrachyMCTPS (GEANT4): Famulari et al 2018 Phys. Med. Biol. 63 175007
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prostate HDR implant of 144 dwell
positions:
2% PTV type A uncert. takes
2.4, 5.1, and 18.2 min
for
3, 2, and 1 mm
3
scoring resolution
(single Intel core from a 2.6 GHz
processor)