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Title: A Geant4 simulation of the depth dose percentage in brain tumors treatments using protons and carbon ions

Abstract

The deposited energy and dose distribution of beams of protons and carbon over a head are simulated using the free tool package Geant4 and the data analysis package ROOT-C++. The present work shows a methodology to understand the microscopical process occurring in a session of hadron-therapy using advance simulation tools.

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22608535
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1753; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: Latin American symposium on nuclear physics and applications, Medellin (Colombia), 30 Nov - 4 Dec 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; BEAMS; BRAIN; CARBON IONS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; HEAD; NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY; SIMULATION

Citation Formats

Diaz, José A. M.,, and Torres, D. A., E-mail: datorresg@unal.edu.co. A Geant4 simulation of the depth dose percentage in brain tumors treatments using protons and carbon ions. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4955389.
Diaz, José A. M.,, & Torres, D. A., E-mail: datorresg@unal.edu.co. A Geant4 simulation of the depth dose percentage in brain tumors treatments using protons and carbon ions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4955389
Diaz, José A. M.,, and Torres, D. A., E-mail: datorresg@unal.edu.co. 2016. "A Geant4 simulation of the depth dose percentage in brain tumors treatments using protons and carbon ions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4955389.
@article{osti_22608535,
title = {A Geant4 simulation of the depth dose percentage in brain tumors treatments using protons and carbon ions},
author = {Diaz, José A. M., and Torres, D. A., E-mail: datorresg@unal.edu.co},
abstractNote = {The deposited energy and dose distribution of beams of protons and carbon over a head are simulated using the free tool package Geant4 and the data analysis package ROOT-C++. The present work shows a methodology to understand the microscopical process occurring in a session of hadron-therapy using advance simulation tools.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4955389},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22608535}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1753,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}