Author : Ellis Mitrou
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (841 download)
Book Synopsis Monte Carlo Based Electron Treatment Planning and Cutout Output Factor Calculations by : Ellis Mitrou
Download or read book Monte Carlo Based Electron Treatment Planning and Cutout Output Factor Calculations written by Ellis Mitrou and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electron radiotherapy (RT) offers a number of advantages over photons. The high surface dose, combined with a rapid dose fall-off beyond the target volume presents a net increase in tumor control probability and decreases the normal tissue complication for superficial tumors. Electron treatments are normally delivered clinically without previously calculated dose distributions due to the complexity of the electron transport involved and greater error in planning accuracy. This research uses Monte Carlo (MC) methods to model clinical electron beams in order to accurately calculate electron beam dose distributions in patients as well as calculate cutout output factors, reducing the need for a clinical measurement. The present work is incorporated into a research MC calculation system: McGill Monte Carlo Treatment Planning (MMCTP) system. Measurements of PDDs, profiles and output factors in addition to 2D GAFCHROMIC EBT2 film measurements in heterogeneous phantoms...