An MCNPX Monte Carlo model of a discrete spot scanning proton beam therapy nozzle

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 4960-4970

  Sawakuchi, Gabriel O ^a   Mirkovic, Dragan ^b   Perles, Luis A ^b   Sahoo, Narayan ^b   Zhu, X Ron ^b   Ciangaru, George ^b   Suzuki, Kazumichi ^b   Gillin, Michael T ^b   Mohan, Radhe ^b   Titt, Uwe ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

low dose envelope; MCNPX; Monte Carlo; proton therapy; scanning beam; validation

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NOZZLES; PROTON BEAMS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SCANNING;

LOW DOSE; MCNPX; PROTON THERAPY; SCANNING BEAMS; VALIDATION;

PROTON BEAM THERAPY;

PROTON;

IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77956336204     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3476458     Document Type: Article

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