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Comprehensive evaluation and clinical implementation of commercially available Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithm

Zhang et al., 2013

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5312542155620985207
Author
Zhang A
Wen N
Nurushev T
Burmeister J
Chetty I
Publication year
Publication venue
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

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A commercial electron Monte Carlo (eMC) dose calculation algorithm has become available in Eclipse treatment planning system. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the eMC algorithm and investigate the clinical implementation of this system. The beam modeling of …
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    • A61N5/1048Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methods
    • A61N5/1075Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methods for testing, calibrating, or quality assurance of the radiation treatment apparatus
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    • A61N5/1042X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy with spatial modulation of the radiation beam within the treatment head
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