Dosimetric comparison of pencil beam and Monte Carlo algorithms in conformal lung radiotherapy

Elcim Y., Dirican B., YAVAŞ Ö.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS, cilt.19, sa.5, ss.616-624, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/acm2.12426
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF APPLIED CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.616-624
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: algorithm, Monte Carlo, pencil beam, radiotherapy, treatment planning systems, DOSE CALCULATION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: In this study, lung radiotherapy target volumes as well as critical organs such as the lungs, spinal cord, esophagus, and heart doses calculated using pencil beam (PB) and Monte Carlo (MC) algorithm-based treatment planning systems (TPSs) were compared. The main aim was the evaluation of calculated dose differences between the PB and MC algorithms in a highly heterogeneous medium.