Multiple-source models for the beams from an Elekta SL25

ISBN-13: 9783844393743 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str.

Zdenko Sego

Opis

The accurate calculations of the absorbed dose distribution in patients irradiated by clinical beams is very important in radiotherapy treatment. Currently, the most accurate method of radiation therapy dose calculation is the Monte Carlo (MC) simulation of radiation transport, which requires detailed information on the character of the beam in the form of a phase-space file, which imposes very high requirements for disk space and CPU time. Monte Carlo calculations of dose distribution using multiple-source models is an alternative to using the phase-space information as direct input to the dose calculation code.

O autorze

Zdenko Sego obtained an M.Sc. in the medical physics program after his thesis defence in April 2006 of his project on the Monte Carlo modeling of medical linear accelerators. He obtained his B.Sc. degree from the University of Sarajevo in Yugoslavia. He is currently working as senior software designer at SafeNet Canada.