Monte Carlo simulation of complex radiotherapy treatments

Computing in Science and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 60-68

  Leal, Antonio ^a,d   Sánchez Doblado, Franciso ^a   Perucha, María ^a,e   Carrasco, Ester ^a,g   Rincón, Magnolia ^a,f   Arrans, Rafael ^b   Bernal, Carlos ^c,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^c Andalusian Sci and Computing Center

^d FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e Hospital Infanta Luisa   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

^g Hospital Infanta Luisa of Seville ^*  (Sweden)

^h Ctr for Sci Computing of Andalusia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLIMATORS; CPU; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY (IMRT); PARALLEL VIRTUAL MACHINES (PVM);

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 3042773855     PISSN: 15219615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCSE.2004.16     Document Type: Article

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