Calculation of radiation therapy dose using all particle Monte Carlo transport
Abstract
The actual radiation dose absorbed in the body is calculated using three-dimensional Monte Carlo transport. Neutrons, protons, deuterons, tritons, helium-3, alpha particles, photons, electrons, and positrons are transported in a completely coupled manner, using this Monte Carlo All-Particle Method (MCAPM). The major elements of the invention include: computer hardware, user description of the patient, description of the radiation source, physical databases, Monte Carlo transport, and output of dose distributions. This facilitated the estimation of dose distributions on a Cartesian grid for neutrons, photons, electrons, positrons, and heavy charged-particles incident on any biological target, with resolutions ranging from microns to centimeters. Calculations can be extended to estimate dose distributions on general-geometry (non-Cartesian) grids for biological and/or non-biological media.
- Inventors:
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- Tracy, CA
- San Ramon, CA
- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872147
- Patent Number(s):
- 5870697
- 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
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- calculation; radiation; therapy; dose; particle; monte; carlo; transport; absorbed; calculated; three-dimensional; neutrons; protons; deuterons; tritons; helium-3; alpha; particles; photons; electrons; positrons; transported; completely; coupled; manner; all-particle; method; mcapm; major; elements; computer; hardware; user; patient; source; physical; databases; output; distributions; facilitated; estimation; cartesian; grid; heavy; charged-particles; incident; biological; target; resolutions; ranging; microns; centimeters; calculations; extended; estimate; general-geometry; non-cartesian; grids; non-biological; media; radiation source; radiation dose; alpha particle; alpha particles; radiation therapy; monte carlo; carlo transport; physical data; dose absorbed; particle monte; /702/378/600/
Citation Formats
Chandler, William P, Hartmann-Siantar, Christine L, and Rathkopf, James A. Calculation of radiation therapy dose using all particle Monte Carlo transport. United States: N. p., 1999.
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@article{osti_872147,
title = {Calculation of radiation therapy dose using all particle Monte Carlo transport},
author = {Chandler, William P and Hartmann-Siantar, Christine L and Rathkopf, James A},
abstractNote = {The actual radiation dose absorbed in the body is calculated using three-dimensional Monte Carlo transport. Neutrons, protons, deuterons, tritons, helium-3, alpha particles, photons, electrons, and positrons are transported in a completely coupled manner, using this Monte Carlo All-Particle Method (MCAPM). The major elements of the invention include: computer hardware, user description of the patient, description of the radiation source, physical databases, Monte Carlo transport, and output of dose distributions. This facilitated the estimation of dose distributions on a Cartesian grid for neutrons, photons, electrons, positrons, and heavy charged-particles incident on any biological target, with resolutions ranging from microns to centimeters. Calculations can be extended to estimate dose distributions on general-geometry (non-Cartesian) grids for biological and/or non-biological media.},
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