Physics Bucharest 2017
Variance Reduction Techniques
Particle Splitting To get more particles to the patient Split particle close to the patient and simulate track for both particles independently Statistical weight is adjusted Often used for the brehmsstrahlung photons in the target inside the linac head History Repetition Applied to electrons …
Danger of not probing all parts of the geometry Reducing calculation time per history means simplifying the physics
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