Radiotherapy Monte Carlo simulation using cloud computing technology

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 497-502

  Poole, C M ^a,b   Cornelius, I ^b   Trapp, J V ^b   Langton, C M ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; GEANT4; Monte Carlo; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES; COMPLETION TIME; COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES; DOSE CALCULATION; GEANT4; PARALLEL MACHINE; SIMULATION COST; SIMULATION TIME;

CLOUD COMPUTING; RADIOTHERAPY; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERNET; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877123568     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13246-012-0167-8     Document Type: Article

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