Model-based dose calculation algorithms for brachytherapy dosimetry

SA Enger, J Vijande, MJ Rivard - Seminars in radiation oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to review the limitations of dose calculation formalisms for
photon-emitting brachytherapy sources based on the American Association of Physicists in …

On the fluid flow and heat transfer between a cone and a disk both stationary or rotating

M Turkyilmazoglu - Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 2020 - Elsevier
The present paper investigates the role that the radial component of heat conduction plays
in a cone-plate viscometer. The cone and the disk may be taken as stationary or in action; …

AAPM WGDCAB Report 372: A joint AAPM, ESTRO, ABG, and ABS report on commissioning of model‐based dose calculation algorithms in brachytherapy

L Beaulieu, F Ballester, D Granero… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of model‐based dose calculation algorithms (MBDCAs) in brachytherapy
provides an opportunity for a more accurate dose calculation and opens the possibility for …

A generic TG‐186 shielded applicator for commissioning model‐based dose calculation algorithms for high‐dose‐rate 192Ir brachytherapy

Y Ma, J Vijande, F Ballester, ÅC Tedgren… - Medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose A joint working group was created by the American Association of Physicists in
Medicine (AAPM), the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), and the …

Dose point kernels for 2,174 radionuclides

SA Graves, RT Flynn, DE Hyer - Medical physics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Rapid adoption of targeted radionuclide therapy as an oncologic intervention has
motivated the development of patient‐specific voxel‐wise approaches to radiation …

Oncentra brachytherapy planning system

J Yang - Medical Dosimetry, 2018 - Elsevier
In modern cancer management, treatment planning has progressed as a contemporary tool
with all the advances in computing power in recent years. One of the advanced planning …

Generation and comparison of 3D dosimetric reference datasets for COMS eye plaque brachytherapy using model‐based dose calculations

EM Fletcher, F Ballester, L Beaulieu… - Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purpose A joint Working Group of the American Association of Physicists in
Medicine (AAPM), the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), and the …

Impact of a commercially available model-based dose calculation algorithm on treatment planning of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in patients with cervical cancer

K Abe, N Kadoya, S Sato, S Hashimoto… - Journal of radiation …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We evaluated the impact of model-based dose calculation algorithms (MBDCAs) on high-
dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) treatment planning for patients with cervical cancer …

Personalized Superficial HDR Brachytherapy—Dosimetric Verification of Dose Distribution with Lead Shielding of Critical Organs in the Head and Neck Region

G Zwierzchowski, G Bielęda, A Szymbor… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Surface brachytherapy, usually characterized by a high dose gradient, allows
the dose to be precisely deposited in the irradiated area while protecting critical organs …

On the use of a novel Ferrous Xylenol-orange gelatin dosimeter for HDR brachytherapy commissioning and quality assurance testing

EP Pappas, V Peppa, CJ Hourdakis, P Karaiskos… - Physica Medica, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate a commercially available Ferrous-Xylenol Orange-Gel (FXG) dosimeter
(TrueView™) coupled with Optical-Computed Tomography (OCT) read out, for 3D dose …