Monte Carlo model for a prototype CT-compatible, anatomically adaptive, shielded intracavitary brachytherapy applicator for the treatment of cervical cancer.
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Summary
Validation of the Monte Carlo model facilitates future investigations into any dosimetric advantages the use of the A3 may have over the current state of art with respect to optimization and customization of dose delivery as a function of patient anatomical geometries.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2009-09-01
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 23
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Keywords
Brachytherapy, Ovoid, Monte Carlo method, Dosimetry, Shielded cable
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- Brachytherapy seed and applicator localization via iterative forward projection matching algorithm using digital X-ray projections
- Pilot study of a computed tomography-compatible shielded intracavitary brachytherapy applicator for treatment of cervical cancer.
- Development of prototype shielded cervical intracavitary brachytherapy applicators compatible with CT and MR imaging.
- Development of a Monte Carlo based correction strategy for a TG-43 based brachytherapy treatment planning system to account for applicator inhomogeneities
- Localizing intracavitary brachytherapy applicators from cone-beam CT x-ray projections via a novel iterative forward projection matching algorithm.
- HDRMC, an accelerated Monte Carlo dose calculator for high dose rate brachytherapy with CT-compatible applicators.
- Virtual modelling of novel applicator prototypes for cervical cancer brachytherapy
- Direction modulated brachytherapy (DMBT) for treatment of cervical cancer: A planning study with 192Ir, 60Co, and 169Yb HDR sources
- Intensity-modulated brachytherapy for vaginal cancer
- Attention 3D U-NET for dose distribution prediction of high-dose-rate brachytherapy of cervical cancer: Direction modulated brachytherapy tandem applicator.
- Improving plan quality in cervical cancer brachytherapy using knowledge-based planning for direction modulated brachytherapy tandem applicator.
- The use of Monte Carlo simulation techniques in brachytherapy: A comprehensive literature review.
- Development of a Monte Carlo based correction strategy for a TG-43 based brachytherapy treatment planning system to account for applicator inhomogeneities
- Radiation Dose Reduction in OAR by using the Fletcher CT / MR Shielded Applicator and Oncentra ® Brachy Advanced Collapsed cone Engine
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