Open AccessEvaluation of the accuracy of various dose calculation algorithms of a commercial treatment planning system in the presence of hip prosthesis and comparison with Monte Carlo
Author(s) -
Kheirollah Mohammadi,
Mohammad Amin Hassani,
Mahdi Ghorbani,
Bagher Farhood,
Courtney Knaup
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.204903
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , convolution (computer science) , fast fourier transform , prosthesis , algorithm , superposition principle , radiation treatment planning , photon , beam (structure) , nuclear medicine , materials science , computer science , physics , mathematics , optics , radiation therapy , surgery , medicine , artificial intelligence , statistics , mathematical analysis , artificial neural network
High atomic number elements are commonly used in a hip prosthesis which can cause uncertainty in accurate dose calculations in radiation therapy. The aim of this study is to assess the accuracy of the three various algorithms of ISOgray treatment planning system in the presence of hip prosthesis by Monte Carlo (MC).