Proton therapy treatment modelization using Monte Carlo simulations

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. S8
Author(s):  
E. Constant ◽  
R. Sayah ◽  
A. Patriarca ◽  
V. Letellier ◽  
L. De Marzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulations ◽  
Proton Therapy ◽  
Therapy Treatment

scholarly journals Platform for automatic patient quality assurance via Monte Carlo simulations in proton therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 49-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Guterres Marmitt ◽  
A. Pin ◽  
K. Ng Wei Siang ◽  
G. Janssens ◽  
K. Souris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulations ◽  
Proton Therapy

SU-F-T-146: Comparing Monte Carlo Simulations with Commissioning Beam Data for Mevion S250 Proton Therapy System

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (6Part14) ◽  
pp. 3495-3495
Author(s):  
M Prusator ◽  
H Jin ◽  
S Ahmad ◽  
Y Chen
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulations ◽  
Proton Therapy

scholarly journals Clinically relevant nanodosimetric simulation of DNA damage complexity from photons and protons

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 6845-6858 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. T. Henthorn ◽  
J. W. Warmenhoven ◽  
M. Sotiropoulos ◽  
A. H. Aitkenhead ◽  
E. A. K. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulations ◽  
Proton Therapy ◽  
Relative Biological Effectiveness ◽  
Biological Effectiveness ◽  
Mechanistic Understanding

Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) is a controversial and important topic in proton therapy. This work uses Monte Carlo simulations of DNA damage for protons and photons to probe this phenomenon, providing a plausible mechanistic understanding.

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