IMRT Course 2016

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 target ending with all local elementary dose depositions in the patient, considering exact material compositions

(*) Chetty et al. 2007, Med. Phys. 34(12) Verhaegen and Seuntjens 2003, PMB 48(21) Fraass et al. 2003, Med. Phys. 30(12)

ESTRO IMRT course 2016 Dose Calculation in Static and Rotational IMRT London April 7th, 2016

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