monte carlo simulation of a 6 mv x-ray beam for open and wedge radiation fields, using gate code

Authors

mohammad-taghi bahreyni-toosi

shahrokh nasseri

mahdi momennezhad

fatemeh hasanabadi

abstract

the aim of this study is to provide a control software system, based on monte carlo simulation, and calculations of dosimetric parameters of standard and wedge radiation fi elds, using a monte carlo method. gate version 6.1 (opengate collaboration), was used to simulate a compact 6 mv linear accelerator system. in order to accelerate the calculations, the phase-space technique and cluster computing (condor version 7.2.4, condor team, university of wisconsin–madison) were used. dosimetric parameters used intreatment planning systems for the standard and wedge radiation fi elds (10 cm × 10 cm to 30 cm × 30 cm and a 60° wedge), including the percentage depth dose and dose profi les, were measured by both computational and experimental methods. gamma index was applied to compare calculated and measured results with 3%/3 mm criteria. gamma index was applied to compare calculated and measured results. almost all calculated data points have satisfi ed gamma index criteria of 3% to 3 mm. based on the good agreement between calculated and measured results obtained for various radiation fi elds in this study, gate may be used as a useful tool for quality control or pretreatment verifi cation procedures in radiotherapy.

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journal of medical signals and sensors

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