Advanced Physics for Brachytherapy 2018

Dosimetry using the Advanced Collapsed cone Engine (ACE)

Method used since decades in external beam RT (for a review see: Ahnesjö and Aspradakis 1999 Phys. Med. Biol. 44(11) R99)

Method for brachy outlined in a series of publications: ✓ Russell KR & Ahnesjö A 1996 Phys Med Biol 41(6):1007 ✓ Carlsson AK & Ahnesjö A 2000 Med Phys 27(10):2320 ✓ Carlsson ÅK & Ahnesjö A 2000 Phys Med Biol 45(2):357–82 ✓ Carlsson AK & Ahnesjö A. 2003 Med Phys 30(8):2206. ✓ Russell KR et al 2005 Med Phys 32(9):2739 ✓ Carlsson Tedgren A & Ahnesjö A 2008 Med Phys 35(4):1611 ✓ Ahnesjö A, van Veelen B & Tedgren ÅC 2017 Comput. Meth Prog Biomed 139: 17 and implemented for 192 Ir dosimetry in Oncentra Brachy: ✓ user manuals ✓ white paper by Elekta: ACE Advanced Collapsed cone Engine