Parallel tally geometry in GEANT4 for medical dose calculation

T. Aso; J. Apostolakis; M. Asai; G. Cosmo; G. Daquino; A. Kimura; T. Koi; T. Sasaki; M. Verderi

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596417

Parallel tally geometry in GEANT4 for medical dose calculation

T. Aso
, J. Apostolakis
, M. Asai
, G. Cosmo
, G. Daquino
, A. Kimura
, T. Koi
, T. Sasaki
, M. Verderi

Toyama College of Maritime Technology
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST)
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
Université Paris-Sud

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Abstract

The use of Monte Carlo calculation is essential in radiation therapy. Monte Carlo simulation is widely used for verifying the dose for nozzle design, quality assurance, and the treatment planning system. GEANT4 simulation toolkit provides many powerful functions suitable for the dose calculation in radiation therapy. In radiation therapy, both a simple homogeneous water phantom and a complex volume extracted from CT data are used for the dose calculation. Therefore, universal access to the particle information regardless to the complexity of the geometries is desirable. We extended functionalities of GEANT4 to allow two independent geometries in one simulation application simultaneously, where one geometry represents real materials and the other represents an artificial geometry for a tally. In this report, we describe the parallel tally geometry in GEANT4 for medical dose calculations. We also report the validation results of this new capability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2005 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record -Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	978-980
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	0780392213, 9780780392212
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596417
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	2005 Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2005 - Fajardo, United States Duration: 23 Oct 2005 → 29 Oct 2005

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

Conference

Conference	2005 Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2005
Country/Territory	United States
City	Fajardo
Period	23/10/05 → 29/10/05

Keywords

Dose calculation
GEANT4
Monte Carlo
Radiotherapy

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Aso, T., Apostolakis, J., Asai, M., Cosmo, G., Daquino, G., Kimura, A., Koi, T., Sasaki, T., & Verderi, M. (2005). Parallel tally geometry in GEANT4 for medical dose calculation. In 2005 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record -Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (pp. 978-980). Article 1596417 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record; Vol. 2). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596417

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Aso, T, Apostolakis, J, Asai, M, Cosmo, G, Daquino, G, Kimura, A, Koi, T, Sasaki, T & Verderi, M 2005, Parallel tally geometry in GEANT4 for medical dose calculation. in 2005 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record -Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference., 1596417, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, vol. 2, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 978-980, 2005 Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2005, Fajardo, United States, 23/10/05. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596417

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2005 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record -Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2005. p. 978-980 1596417 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record; Vol. 2).

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Parallel tally geometry in GEANT4 for medical dose calculation

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