• DocumentCode
    1032793
  • Title

    Verification of Monte Carlo calculations in fast neutron therapy using silicon microdosimetry

  • Author

    Cornelius, Iwan M. ; Rosenfeld, Anatoly B.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    873
  • Lastpage
    877
  • Abstract
    Silicon microdosimetry measurements in Fast Neutron Therapy were simulated using the GEANT4 Monte Carlo toolkit. The possibility of using silicon microdosimeters for verification of Monte Carlo based treatment planning systems in hadron therapy is suggested.
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; biological effects of neutrons; dosimeters; dosimetry; radiation therapy; silicon radiation detectors; GEANT4 Monte Carlo toolkit; Monte Carlo based treatment planning system; fast neutron therapy; hadron therapy; silicon microdosimeters; silicon microdosimetry; Australia; Biological system modeling; Helium; Imaging phantoms; Ionizing radiation; Medical treatment; Monte Carlo methods; Neutrons; Performance evaluation; Silicon; FNT; Fast neutron therapy; Monte Carlo; microdosimetry;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2004.829398
  • Filename
    1311984
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1032793