Dosimetric evaluation of a commercial proton spot scanning Monte-Carlo dose algorithm: comparisons against measurements and simulations.

Conclusions: RS-MC algorithm demonstrated improved dosimetric accuracy over RS-PBA in presence of homogenous, heterogeneous and anthropomorphic phantoms. The computation performance of RS-MC was similar to RS-PBA algorithm. For complex disease sites like breast, head and neck, and lung cancer, the RS-MC algorithm will provide significantly more accurate treatment planning.&#13. PMID: 28749373 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Physica Medica - July 27, 2017 Category: Physics Authors: Saini J, Maes D, Egan A, Bowen SR, St James S, Janson M, Wong T, Bloch C Tags: Phys Med Biol Source Type: research