Technical Note: Integrating an open source Monte Carlo code “MCsquare” for clinical use in intensity‐modulated proton therapy

Wei Deng; James E. Younkin; Kevin Souris; Sheng Huang; Kurt Augustine; Mirek Fatyga; Xiaoning Ding; Marie Cohilis; Martin Bues; Jie Shan; Joshua Stoker; Liyong Lin; Jiajian Shen; Wei Liu

doi:10.1002/mp.14125

Technical Note: Integrating an open source Monte Carlo code “MCsquare” for clinical use in intensity‐modulated proton therapy

Medical Physics ◽

10.1002/mp.14125 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (6) ◽

pp. 2558-2574 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Wei Deng ◽

James E. Younkin ◽

Kevin Souris ◽

Sheng Huang ◽

Kurt Augustine ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Monte Carlo ◽

Open Source ◽

Proton Therapy ◽

Technical Note ◽

Monte Carlo Code ◽

Clinical Use ◽

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated

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Technical Note: Treatment planning system (TPS) approximations matter — comparing intensity‐modulated proton therapy (IMPT) plan quality and robustness between a commercial and an in‐house developed TPS for nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Medical Physics ◽

10.1002/mp.13809 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 46 (11) ◽

pp. 4755-4762 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Chenbin Liu ◽

Nathan Y. Yu ◽

Jie Shan ◽

Ronik S. Bhangoo ◽

Thomas B. Daniels ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Treatment Planning ◽

Cell Lung Cancer ◽

Proton Therapy ◽

Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer ◽

Technical Note ◽

Planning System ◽

Treatment Planning System ◽

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated

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A pencil beam algorithm for intensity modulated proton therapy derived from Monte Carlo simulations

Physics in Medicine and Biology ◽

10.1088/0031-9155/50/21/010 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 50 (21) ◽

pp. 5089-5104 ◽

Cited By ~ 142

Author(s):

Martin Soukup ◽

Matthias Fippel ◽

Markus Alber

Keyword(s):

Monte Carlo ◽

Monte Carlo Simulations ◽

Proton Therapy ◽

Pencil Beam ◽

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated ◽

Pencil Beam Algorithm

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TU-EF-304-07: Monte Carlo-Based Inverse Treatment Plan Optimization for Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy

Medical Physics ◽

10.1118/1.4925662 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 42 (6Part33) ◽

pp. 3616-3616

Author(s):

Y Li ◽

Z Tian ◽

T Song ◽

Z Wu ◽

Y Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Monte Carlo ◽

Proton Therapy ◽

Treatment Plan ◽

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated ◽

Inverse Treatment ◽

Plan Optimization ◽

Treatment Plan Optimization

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SU-G-TeP1-06: Fast GPU Framework for Four-Dimensional Monte Carlo in Adaptive Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) for Mobile Tumors

Medical Physics ◽

10.1118/1.4956996 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 43 (6Part26) ◽

pp. 3653-3653

Author(s):

P Botas ◽

C Grassberger ◽

G Sharp ◽

N Qin ◽

X Jia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Monte Carlo ◽

Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated

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A comprehensive dosimetric study of Monte Carlo and pencil-beam algorithms on intensity-modulated proton therapy for breast cancer

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics ◽

10.1002/acm2.12497 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 128-136 ◽

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Author(s):

Xiaoying Liang ◽

Zuofeng Li ◽

Dandan Zheng ◽

Julie A. Bradley ◽

Michael Rutenberg ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Monte Carlo ◽

Proton Therapy ◽

Pencil Beam ◽

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated ◽

Dosimetric Study

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124 A pencil beam algorithm for intensity modulated proton therapy and its validation with Monte Carlo

Radiotherapy and Oncology ◽

10.1016/s0167-8140(05)81101-6 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 76 ◽

pp. S65

Author(s):

M. Soukup ◽

M. Fippel ◽

M. Alber

Keyword(s):

Monte Carlo ◽

Proton Therapy ◽

Pencil Beam ◽

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated ◽

Pencil Beam Algorithm

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A GPU-accelerated and Monte Carlo-based intensity modulated proton therapy optimization system

Medical Physics ◽

10.1118/1.4901522 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 41 (12) ◽

pp. 121707 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Jiasen Ma ◽

Chris Beltran ◽

Hok Seum Wan Chan Tseung ◽

Michael G. Herman

Keyword(s):

Monte Carlo ◽

Proton Therapy ◽

Optimization System ◽

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated

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Monte Carlo-based Inverse Treatment Plan Optimization for Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy

IFMBE Proceedings - World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, June 7-12, 2015, Toronto, Canada ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-19387-8_116 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 475-478 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Y. Li ◽

Z. Tian ◽

T. Song ◽

Z. Wu ◽

Y. Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Monte Carlo ◽

Proton Therapy ◽

Treatment Plan ◽

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated ◽

Inverse Treatment ◽

Plan Optimization ◽

Treatment Plan Optimization

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Patient-specific bolus for range shifter air gap reduction in intensity-modulated proton therapy of head-and-neck cancer studied with Monte Carlo based plan optimization

Radiotherapy and Oncology ◽

10.1016/j.radonc.2017.09.006 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 128 (1) ◽

pp. 161-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Steven Michiels ◽

Ana Maria Barragán ◽

Kevin Souris ◽

Kenneth Poels ◽

Wouter Crijns ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Monte Carlo ◽

Head And Neck Cancer ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Neck Cancer ◽

Proton Therapy ◽

Air Gap ◽

Patient Specific ◽

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated ◽

Plan Optimization

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A robust intensity modulated proton therapy optimizer based on Monte Carlo dose calculation

Medical Physics ◽

10.1002/mp.13096 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (9) ◽

pp. 4045-4054 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Jiasen Ma ◽

Hok Seum Wan Chan Tseung ◽

Michael G. Herman ◽

Chris Beltran

Keyword(s):

Monte Carlo ◽

Proton Therapy ◽

Dose Calculation ◽

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy ◽

Intensity Modulated ◽

Monte Carlo Dose Calculation

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