The application of Geant4 simulation code for brachytherapy treatment

Brachytherapy is a radiotherapeutic modality that makes use of radionuclides to deliver a high radiation dose to a well-defined volume while sparing surrounding healthy structures. At the National Institute for Cancer Research of Genova a High Dose Rate remote afterloading system provides Ir(192) en...

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Autores principales: Agostinelli, S, Foppiano, F, Garelli, S, Paoli, G, Nieminen, P, Pia, M G
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2000
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Health Physics and Radiation Effects
Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/478092
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author Agostinelli, S
Foppiano, F
Garelli, S
Paoli, G
Nieminen, P
Pia, M G
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Foppiano, F
Garelli, S
Paoli, G
Nieminen, P
Pia, M G
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description Brachytherapy is a radiotherapeutic modality that makes use of radionuclides to deliver a high radiation dose to a well-defined volume while sparing surrounding healthy structures. At the National Institute for Cancer Research of Genova a High Dose Rate remote afterloading system provides Ir(192) endocavitary brachytherapy treatments. We studied the possibility to use the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit in brachytherapy for calculation of complex physical parameters, not directly available by experiment al measurements, used in treatment planning dose deposition models.
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spelling cern-4780922019-09-30T06:29:59Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/478092engAgostinelli, SFoppiano, FGarelli, SPaoli, GNieminen, PPia, M GThe application of Geant4 simulation code for brachytherapy treatmentHealth Physics and Radiation EffectsBrachytherapy is a radiotherapeutic modality that makes use of radionuclides to deliver a high radiation dose to a well-defined volume while sparing surrounding healthy structures. At the National Institute for Cancer Research of Genova a High Dose Rate remote afterloading system provides Ir(192) endocavitary brachytherapy treatments. We studied the possibility to use the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit in brachytherapy for calculation of complex physical parameters, not directly available by experiment al measurements, used in treatment planning dose deposition models.CERN-OPEN-2000-319oai:cds.cern.ch:4780922000-11-22
spellingShingle Health Physics and Radiation Effects
Agostinelli, S
Foppiano, F
Garelli, S
Paoli, G
Nieminen, P
Pia, M G
The application of Geant4 simulation code for brachytherapy treatment
title The application of Geant4 simulation code for brachytherapy treatment
title_full The application of Geant4 simulation code for brachytherapy treatment
title_fullStr The application of Geant4 simulation code for brachytherapy treatment
title_full_unstemmed The application of Geant4 simulation code for brachytherapy treatment
title_short The application of Geant4 simulation code for brachytherapy treatment
title_sort application of geant4 simulation code for brachytherapy treatment
topic Health Physics and Radiation Effects
url http://cds.cern.ch/record/478092
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