Title :
VMC++, a MC algorithm optimized for electron and photon beam dose calculations for RTP
Author :
Kawrakow, Iwan ; Fippel, Matthias
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Nat. Meas. Stand., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
This paper gives a short description of VMC++, a recent C++ re-implementation of the VMC and XVMC code systems, that incorporates a variety of improvements in the modeling of the underlying physical processes and incorporates several new variance reduction techniques. It is demonstrated that VMC++ agrees on a sub-percent level with EGSnrc
Keywords :
C++ language; Monte Carlo methods; bremsstrahlung; dosimetry; electron transport theory; medical computing; photon transport theory; radiation therapy; C++ re-implementation; Monte Carlo algorithm; VMC code system; VMC++; XVMC code system; condensed history; coupled electron-photon transport; cross sections; electron beam dose calculations; photon beam dose calculations; radiation treatment planning; statistical uncertainties; variance reduction techniques; Costs; Councils; Electron beams; Erbium; Finite wordlength effects; History; Measurement standards; Monte Carlo methods; Particle scattering; Power system planning;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.898024
