Calculation of radiation therapy dose using all particle Monte C

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1996-03-05

1999-02-09

Stamber, Eric W.

Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing

Measurement system

Statistical measurement

378 62, 378 65, 378 97, 378901, 600 1, 600410, 600425, A61N 510

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ABSTRACT:
The actual radiation dose absorbed in the body is calculated using three-dimensional Monte Carlo transport. Neutrons, protons, deuterons, tritons, helium-3, alpha particles, photons, electrons, and positrons are transported in a completely coupled manner, using this Monte Carlo All-Particle Method (MCAPM). The major elements of the invention include: computer hardware, user description of the patient, description of the radiation source, physical databases, Monte Carlo transport, and output of dose distributions. This facilitated the estimation of dose distributions on a Cartesian grid for neutrons, photons, electrons, positrons, and heavy charged-particles incident on any biological target, with resolutions ranging from microns to centimeters. Calculations can be extended to estimate dose distributions on general-geometry (non-Cartesian) grids for biological and/or non-biological media.

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