A review of the use and potential of the GATE Monte Carlo simulation code for radiation therapy and dosimetry applications

D Sarrut, M Bardiès, N Boussion, N Freud… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, the authors' review the applicability of the open‐source GATE Monte Carlo
simulation platform based on the GEANT4 toolkit for radiation therapy and dosimetry …

Dosimetry of internal emitters

G Sgouros - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2005 - jnm.snmjournals.org
Response and toxicity prediction is essential to rational implementation of cancer therapy.
The biologic effects of radionuclide therapy are mediated via a well-defined physical …

All about MAX: a male adult voxel phantom for Monte Carlo calculations in radiation protection dosimetry

R Kramer, JW Vieira, HJ Khoury… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The MAX (Male Adult voXel) phantom has been developed from existing
segmented images of a male adult body, in order to achieve a representation as close as …

Método de Monte Carlo: princípios e aplicações em Física Médica

H Yoriyaz - Revista Brasileira de Física Médica, 2009 - rbfm.org.br
O método de Monte Carlo tem se tornado, ao longo dos anos, uma ferramenta padrão para
cálculos de dose absorvida e outras grandezas de interesse nas áreas de terapêutica e …

Monte Carlo MCNP-4B–based absorbed dose distribution estimates for patient-specific dosimetry

H Yoriyaz, MG Stabin… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2001 - jnm.snmjournals.org
This study was intended to verify the capability of the Monte Carlo MCNP-4B code to
evaluate spatial dose distribution based on information gathered from CT or SPECT …

Development and validation of RAPID: a patient-specific Monte Carlo three-dimensional internal dosimetry platform

AE Besemer, YM Yang, JJ Grudzinski… - Cancer biotherapy & …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
This work describes the development and validation of a patient-specific Monte Carlo
internal dosimetry platform called RAPID (Radiopharmaceutical Assessment Platform for …

Three-dimensional imaging-based radiobiological dosimetry

G Sgouros, E Frey, R Wahl, B He, A Prideaux… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2008 - Elsevier
Targeted radionuclide therapy holds promise as a new treatment for cancer. Advances in
imaging are making it possible for researchers to evaluate the spatial distribution of …

The application of voxel phantoms to the internal dosimetry of radionuclides

M Zankl, N Petoussi-Henss, U Fill… - Radiation protection …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Extensive calculations of specific absorbed fractions (SAFs) for monoenergetic photon
sources were performed using a Monte Carlo photon transport code together with seven …

Voxel-based models representing the male and female ICRP reference adult—the skeleton

M Zankl, KF Eckerman, WE Bolch - Radiation protection …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
For the forthcoming update of organ dose conversion coefficients, the International
Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) will use voxel-based computational …

Lung dosimetry for radioiodine treatment planning in the case of diffuse lung metastases

H Song, B He, A Prideaux, Y Du, E Frey… - Journal of nuclear …, 2006 - jnm.snmjournals.org
The lungs are the most frequent sites of distant metastasis in differentiated thyroid
carcinoma. Radioiodine treatment planning for these patients is usually performed following …