Evaluated teletherapy source library
Abstract
The Evaluated Teletherapy Source Library (ETSL) is a system of hardware and software that provides for maintenance of a library of useful phase space descriptions (PSDs) of teletherapy sources used in radiation therapy for cancer treatment. The PSDs are designed to be used by PEREGRINE, the all-particle Monte Carlo dose calculation system. ETSL also stores other relevant information such as monitor unit factors (MUFs) for use with the PSDs, results of PEREGRINE calculations using the PSDs, clinical calibration measurements, and geometry descriptions sufficient for calculational purposes. Not all of this information is directly needed by PEREGRINE. It also is capable of acting as a repository for the Monte Carlo simulation history files from which the generic PSDs are derived.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872870
- Patent Number(s):
- 6029079
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- evaluated; teletherapy; source; library; etsl; hardware; software; provides; maintenance; useful; phase; space; descriptions; psds; sources; radiation; therapy; cancer; treatment; designed; peregrine; all-particle; monte; carlo; dose; calculation; stores; relevant; information; monitor; unit; factors; mufs; results; calculations; clinical; calibration; measurements; geometry; sufficient; calculational; purposes; directly; capable; acting; repository; simulation; history; files; generic; derived; radiation therapy; monte carlo; cancer treatment; phase space; dose calculation; source library; teletherapy source; evaluated teletherapy; particle monte; /600/
Citation Formats
Cox, Lawrence J, and Schach Von Wittenau, Alexis E. Evaluated teletherapy source library. United States: N. p., 2000.
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Cox, Lawrence J, & Schach Von Wittenau, Alexis E. Evaluated teletherapy source library. United States.
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"Evaluated teletherapy source library". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872870.
@article{osti_872870,
title = {Evaluated teletherapy source library},
author = {Cox, Lawrence J and Schach Von Wittenau, Alexis E},
abstractNote = {The Evaluated Teletherapy Source Library (ETSL) is a system of hardware and software that provides for maintenance of a library of useful phase space descriptions (PSDs) of teletherapy sources used in radiation therapy for cancer treatment. The PSDs are designed to be used by PEREGRINE, the all-particle Monte Carlo dose calculation system. ETSL also stores other relevant information such as monitor unit factors (MUFs) for use with the PSDs, results of PEREGRINE calculations using the PSDs, clinical calibration measurements, and geometry descriptions sufficient for calculational purposes. Not all of this information is directly needed by PEREGRINE. It also is capable of acting as a repository for the Monte Carlo simulation history files from which the generic PSDs are derived.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000}
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