Development and application of tools for Monte Carlo based simulations in a particle beam radiotherapy facility

T Tessonnier; A Mairani; F Cappucci; A Mirandola; G Vilches Freixas; S Molinelli; M Donetti; M Ciocca

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.12.019

Development and application of tools for Monte Carlo based simulations in a particle beam radiotherapy facility

Appl Radiat Isot. 2014 Jan:83 Pt B:155-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.12.019. Epub 2013 Jan 4.

Authors

T Tessonnier¹, A Mairani, F Cappucci, A Mirandola, G Vilches Freixas, S Molinelli, M Donetti, M Ciocca

Affiliation

¹ Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica, Via Strada Campeggi 53, 27100 Pavia, Italy; Medical Physics Department, Joseph Fourier University, 38000 Grenoble, France.

PMID: 23352574
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.12.019

Abstract

The integration of Monte Carlo (MC) transport codes into a particle therapy facility could be more easily achieved thanks to dedicated software tools. MC approach has been applied to several purposes at CNAO (Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica), such as database generation for the treatment planning system, quality assurance calculations and biologically related simulations. In this paper we describe another application of the MC code and its tools by analyzing the impact of the dose delivery and range uncertainties on patient dose distributions.

Keywords: Monte Carlo; Particle therapy; Tools.

MeSH terms

Humans
Monte Carlo Method
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy*
Uncertainty