GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo simulation for photodynamic therapy treatment planning

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7373, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Lo, William Chun Yip ^a   Han, Tianyi David ^b   Rose, Jonathan ^b   Lilge, Lothar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Graphics processing units; MCML; Monte Carlo simulation; Photodynamic therapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL UNITS; COMPUTING POWER; CPU CORES; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS; ITERATIVE OPTIMIZATION; MC SIMULATION; MCML; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; PROGRAMMABILITY; SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS; SINGLE COMPUTER; SKIN MODEL; STANDARD CODES; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS EQUIPMENT; DRUG PRODUCTS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LASERS; LIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PLASMONS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 70349980677     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.831944     Document Type: Conference Paper

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