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- Title
Monte carlo electron source model validation for an Elekta Precise linac.
- Authors
Ali, O A; Willemse, C A; Shaw, W; O'Reilly, F H J; du Plessis, F C P
- Abstract
Electron radiation therapy is used frequently for the treatment of skin cancers and superficial tumors especially in the absence of kilovoltage treatment units. Head-and-neck treatment sites require accurate dose distribution calculation to minimize dose to critical structures, e.g., the eye, optic chiasm, nerves, and parotid gland. Monte Carlo simulations can be regarded as the dose calculation method of choice because it can simulate electron transport through any tissue and geometry. In order to use this technique, an accurate electron beam model should be used.
- Publication
Medical physics, 2011, Vol 38, Issue 5, p2366
- ISSN
0094-2405
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1118/1.3570579