Comparison of treatment plans calculated by Ray Tracing and Monte Carlo algorithms for head and thorax radiotherapy with Cyberknife
This study investigates differences between treatment plans generated by Ray Tracing (RT) and Monte Carlo (MC) calculation algorithms in homogeneous and heterogeneous body regions. Particularly, we focus on the head and on the thorax, respectively, for robotic stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurg...
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author | Galonske Kirsten Thiele Martin Ernst Iris Lehrke Ralph Zylka Waldemar |
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description | This study investigates differences between treatment plans generated by Ray Tracing (RT) and Monte Carlo (MC) calculation algorithms in homogeneous and heterogeneous body regions. Particularly, we focus on the head and on the thorax, respectively, for robotic stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery with Cyberknife. Radiation plans for tumors located in the head and in the thorax region have been calculated and compared to each other in 47 cases and several tumor types. |
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spelling | doaj.art-63e1b3a547074c34855a3963ee8566e32023-04-11T17:07:14ZengDe GruyterCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering2364-55042017-09-013264765010.1515/cdbme-2017-0136cdbme-2017-0136Comparison of treatment plans calculated by Ray Tracing and Monte Carlo algorithms for head and thorax radiotherapy with CyberknifeGalonske Kirsten0Thiele Martin1Ernst Iris2Lehrke Ralph3Zylka Waldemar4Klinikum Stadt Soest, Strahlentherapie Deutsches Cyberknife-Zentrum, Senator-Schwartz-Ring 8, 59494 Soest, GermanyKlinikum Stadt Soest, Strahlentherapie Deutsches Cyberknife-Zentrum, Senator-Schwartz-Ring 8, 59494 Soest, GermanyKlinikum Stadt Soest, Strahlentherapie Deutsches Cyberknife-Zentrum, Senator-Schwartz-Ring 8, 59494 Soest, GermanySt. Barbara Klinik Hamm-Heessen, Neurochirurgie, Am Heessener Wald 1, 59073 Hamm, GermanyWestphalian University, Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Natural Sciences, Neidenburger Str. 43, 45877 Gelsenkirchen, GermanyThis study investigates differences between treatment plans generated by Ray Tracing (RT) and Monte Carlo (MC) calculation algorithms in homogeneous and heterogeneous body regions. Particularly, we focus on the head and on the thorax, respectively, for robotic stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery with Cyberknife. Radiation plans for tumors located in the head and in the thorax region have been calculated and compared to each other in 47 cases and several tumor types.https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2017-0136treatment plansmonte carloray tracingcyberknifetumour size and volumedose prescription |
spellingShingle | Galonske Kirsten Thiele Martin Ernst Iris Lehrke Ralph Zylka Waldemar Comparison of treatment plans calculated by Ray Tracing and Monte Carlo algorithms for head and thorax radiotherapy with Cyberknife Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering treatment plans monte carlo ray tracing cyberknife tumour size and volume dose prescription |
title | Comparison of treatment plans calculated by Ray Tracing and Monte Carlo algorithms for head and thorax radiotherapy with Cyberknife |
title_full | Comparison of treatment plans calculated by Ray Tracing and Monte Carlo algorithms for head and thorax radiotherapy with Cyberknife |
title_fullStr | Comparison of treatment plans calculated by Ray Tracing and Monte Carlo algorithms for head and thorax radiotherapy with Cyberknife |
title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of treatment plans calculated by Ray Tracing and Monte Carlo algorithms for head and thorax radiotherapy with Cyberknife |
title_short | Comparison of treatment plans calculated by Ray Tracing and Monte Carlo algorithms for head and thorax radiotherapy with Cyberknife |
title_sort | comparison of treatment plans calculated by ray tracing and monte carlo algorithms for head and thorax radiotherapy with cyberknife |
topic | treatment plans monte carlo ray tracing cyberknife tumour size and volume dose prescription |
url | https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2017-0136 |
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