The specification of parameters driven by measurement data in the construction of virtual sources in Monte Carlo simulation / 生物医学工程学杂志

ABSTRACT

Dose calculation algorithms based on the Monte Carlo (MC) method are widely regarded as the most accurate tool available in radiotherapy. The MC simulation in radiotherapy has been split into two parts, the radiation source simulation and patient simulation. In this research, a virtual source for simulating the linear accelerator head was constructed with measurement-driven models. The dependence between the calculation accuracy and the specification of various parameters was studied by comparison between the measurement data and calculation results. It has been shown that the dose profile obtained by MC simulation can be consistent with measurement data, suggesting that the compound effect of primary photons and secondary photons are considered with appropriate parameter specification. The requirement of modeling for MC simulation can be met in clinical conditions.