Modelling of a double‐scattering proton therapy nozzle using the FLUKA Monte Carlo code and analysis of linear energy transfer in patients treated for prostate cancer
A MC code allowing for accurate calculations of dose and LET<sub>D</sub> in double-scattered PT of prostate cancer was implemented and validated. The LET<sub>D</sub> distributions in the rectum and bladder showed a systematic dependence on the field configuration.
Authors
- Rasmus Klitgaard
- L.P. Muren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7418-5832)
- Mark Artz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0188-1482)
- Perry Johnson
- Camilla H. Stokkevåg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6352-4571)
- Nancy P. Mendenhall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2893-7703)
- Lars Fredrik Fjæra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6521-506X)
- Curtis Bryant
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- University of Florida Health (US)
- Centre for Cosmology and Particle Physics Phenomenology (DK)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- University of Florida Health Science Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.70032
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52