Romano, Francesco and Cirrone, G. A. P. and Cuttone, G. and Di Rosa, F. and Mazzaglia, S. E. and Sabini, M. G. and Sardina, D. (2011) Applications of Monte Carlo methods to special radiotherapeutic techniques. Il nuovo cimento C, 34 (1). pp. 167-173. ISSN 1826-9885
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Abstract
Monte Carlo (MC) methods are considered one of the most powerful and precise approaches to study and solve medical physics issues. They, indeed, can be applied in all the situations where to use deterministic algorithms is infeasible or impossible. Surprising improvements in computer technology have promoted a wide diffusion of this technique, giving rise to the born of several Monte Carlo codes, such as the GEANT4 toolkit. In this paper we show some of the applications we developed using GEANT4. In particular, the simulation of two different radiotherapy techniques, such as proton/ion therapy and stereotactic radiosurgery will be discussed. In the first case we show the main features of our last public version of the GEANT4 Hadrontherapy program, also discussing the issues related to the nuclear fragmentation. In the second case, we show the procedures followed for the simulation of a Gamma Knife device, in order to validate the Treatment Planning System (TPS) used for the dose computation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Monte Carlo methods ; Effects of ionizing radiation on biological systems ; Stereotactic radiosurgery |
| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2020 15:22 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Apr 2020 15:22 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/17194 |
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