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
ESTRO IMRT course 2016
Dose Calculation in Static and Rotational IMRT
London April 7th, 2016
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target
ending with all local elementary
dose depositions in the patient,
considering exact material
compositions