Introduction to the Monte Carlo dose engine COMPASS for BNCT

Abstract The Monte Carlo method is the most commonly used dose calculation method in the field of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). General-purpose Monte Carlo (MC) code (e.g., MCNP) has been used in most treatment planning systems (TPS) to calculate dose distribution, which takes overmuch time...

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Main Authors: Wan-Bing Zhong, Jiang Chen, Yi-Chiao Teng, Yuan-Hao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38648-y