Published March 2005 | Version v1
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Monte Carlo calculation of Varian 2300C/D Linac photon beam characteristics: a comparison between MCNP4C, GEANT3 and measurements

Creators

  • 1. Medical Physics Department, Medical Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • 2. Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Zurich and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Moussonstrasse 18, CH-8044 Zurich (Switzerland)
  • 3. Medical Physics, Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT (United States)

Description

Different codes are used for Monte Carlo (MC) calculations in radiation therapy. In this research, MCNP4C and GEANT3 codes have been compared in calculations of dosimetric characteristics of Varian Clinac 2300C/D. The parameters of influence in the differences seen in dosimetric features were discussed. This study emphasizes that both MCNP4C and GEANT3 MC can be used in radiation therapy computations and their differences in photon spectra calculations have a negligible effect on percentage depth dose computations in radiation therapy

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.07.008;
PII
S0969-8043(04)00445-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Journal Volume
62
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 469-477
ISSN
0969-8043
CODEN
ARISEF

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36063851
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTER CODES; DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; SIMULATION
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BEAMS; CALCULATION METHODS; EVALUATION; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIOLOGY; SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; THERAPY

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Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.