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Monte Carlo (MC) is generally considered as the most accurate dosecalculation tool for particle therapy. However, a proper description of thebeam particles kinematics is a necessary input for a realistic simulation. Sucha description can be stored in phase space (PS) files for different beamenergies. A PS file contains kinetic information such as energies, positionsand travelling directions for particles traversing a plane perpendicular to thebeam direction. The accuracy of PS files play a critical role in theperformance of the MC method for dose calculations. A PS file can be generatedwith a set of parameters describing analytically the beam kinematics. However,determining such parameters can be tedious and time consuming. Thus, we havedeveloped an algorithm to obtain those parameters automatically andefficiently. In this paper, we present such an algorithm and compare dosecalculations using PS automatically generated for the Shanghai Proton and HeavyIon Center (SPHIC) with measurements. The gamma-index for comparing calculateddepth dose distributions (DDD) with measurements are above 96.0% with criterion0.6%/0.6 mm. For each single energy, the mean difference percentage betweencalculated lateral spot sizes at 5 different depths and measurements are below3.5%.

Automatic phase space generation for Monte Carlo calculations of Intensity Modulated Particle Therapy