Validation and automation of the DYNJAWS component module of the BEAMnrc Monte Carlo code [PDF]
Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 2011 The purpose of this work is to validate and automate the use of DYNJAWS; a new component module (CM) in the BEAMnrc Monte Carlo (MC) user code. The DYNJAWS CM simulates dynamic wedges and can be used in three modes; dynamic, step-and-shoot and static.
Andrew Fielding +2 more
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Monte Carlo simulation of a multi-leaf collimator design for telecobalt machine using BEAMnrc code [PDF]
Journal of Medical Physics, 2010 This investigation aims to design a practical multi-leaf collimator (MLC) system for the cobalt teletherapy machine and check its radiation properties using the Monte Carlo (MC) method.
Ayyangar Komanduri +4 more
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Monte Carlo Simulation-Based BEAMnrc Code of a 6 MV Photon Beam Produced by a Linear Accelerator (LINAC) [PDF]
Atom Indonesia, 2021 In radiotherapy, high energy ionizing radiation, such as X-rays, gamma rays and electron beams,is used. The dose in the tissue is often approached with the dose in the medium of the body which is 80 % of human soft tissue.
R. Sapundani, R. Ekawati, K. M. Wibowo
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Assessing the Effect of Directional Bremsstrahlung Splitting on the Output Spectra and Parameters Using BEAMnrc Monte Carlo Simulation Package [PDF]
Biomedical Engineering and Computational Biology, 2022 Introduction: EGSnrc software package is one of the computational packages for Monte Carlo simulation in radiation therapy and has several subset codes.
Razzagh Abedi Firouzjah +1 more
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Frontiers in Biomedical Technologies, 2020 Purpose: Gamma Knife is applied as a superseded tool for inaccessible lesions surgery delivering a single high dose to a well-defined target through 201 small beams. Monte Carlo simulations can be an appropriate supplementary tool to determine dosimetric
Atefeh Mahmoudi, Ghazale Geraily
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Monte Carlo Simulation for the Radixact™ Tomotherapy Linac Using EGSnrc [PDF]
Journal of Medical PhysicsPurpose: When exact information regarding the treatment head and initial electron beam is available, the Monte Carlo (MC) approach can properly simulate any linear accelerator. However, manufacturers seldom offer information such as the incident electron
Danial Seifi Makrani +5 more
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Evaluation of the Electron Contamination in Photon Therapy Using BEAMnrc Code
مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2019 Background: Today, high-energy photon beams are widely used in the treatment of all types of cancers. However, the production of electrons as contaminants in the photon pathway provides the necessity for research in this field.
Nahid Chegeni +3 more
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Design and evaluation of structural shielding of a typical radiotherapy facility using egsnrc monte carlo code [PDF]
Journal of Medical Physics, 2022 Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the shielding integrity of a typical radiotherapy facility using the Monte Carlo (MC) method. Materials and Methods: EGSnrc MC code was used to design a radiotherapy bunker with appropriate materials and thicknesses.
Zaccheaus Ayo Ibitoye +3 more
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Validation of a 10 MV photon beam Elekta Synergy linear accelerator using the BEAMnrc MC code
Journal of King Saud University - Science, 2021 Abstract Objective: The Monte Carlo (MC) technique can accurately model any linear accelerator where accurate details about the treatment head and the incident electron beam have been provided. However, manufacturers generally do not provide such details as the energy, radial intensity (spot size), or the angular spread of the incident electron beam.
Turki Almatani
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Validation of Monte Carlo-based calculations for megavolt electron beams for IORT and FLASH-IORT [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 In Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy (IORT) the tumour site is surgically exposed and normal tissue located around the tumour may be avoided. Electron applicators would require large surgical incisions; therefore, the preferred mechanism for beam ...
Graeme L. Lazarus +2 more
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