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Monte Carlo Based Algorithms Are More Accurate for Dose Calculations in Radiotherapy

1Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, South Korea


Biomedical Science and Engineering. 2014, Vol. 2 No. 2, 40-41
DOI: 10.12691/bse-2-2-2
Copyright © 2014 Science and Education Publishing

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Jung-ho Park, Chunho Kung. Monte Carlo Based Algorithms Are More Accurate for Dose Calculations in Radiotherapy. Biomedical Science and Engineering. 2014; 2(2):40-41. doi: 10.12691/bse-2-2-2.

Correspondence to: Jung-ho  Park, Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Email: jho.park11@yahoo.com

Abstract

Monte Carlo (MC) is considered as gold standard for dose calculations in radiotherapy. MC dose calculations often require sophisticated computing services with long processing time and this has been an issue for the busy cancer centers. Hence, majority of the treatment planning system include faster dose calculation engines for the daily clinical routine. Due to advancement in technology and computing power, it is now possible to implement MC based dose calculation algorithms in the clinical environment. This report summarizes the major findings of various researchers who have investigated Acuros XB algorithm, which is the MC based dose calculation algorithm commercially available for dose calculations in radiotherapy.

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