• DocumentCode
    1740711
  • 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
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    1490
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • ISSN
    1094-687X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6465-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2000.898024
  • Filename
    898024
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1740711