Accurate dose calculations and analysis tools are essential to radiotherapy treatment planning. Radiotherapy deliveries utilize the information provided by the treatment planning system and it is generally accepted that clinical outcome can be improved if accuracy in the dose delivery is further improved. Proven Monte Carlo calculations increase the planning accuracy however, most radiotherapy departments do not use Monte Carlo. The McGill Monte Carlo treatment planning system, MMCTP, provides a flexible software environment to integrate Monte Carlo planning with current and new treatment modalities and deliveries. The MMCTP design consists of a graphical user interface, which runs on a simple workstation connected through standard secure-shell protocol to a cluster for lengthy Monte Carlo calculations. The impact of this tool lies in the fact that it allows for systematic, platform independent, large-scale Monte Carlo planning calculations for different treatment sites. Various measurements and patient recalculations were preformed to validate the software and ensure proper functionality.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.101699 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Alexander, Andrew William. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Medical Radiation Physics.) |
| Rights | © Andrew William Alexander, 2006 |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002585948, proquestno: AAIMR32812, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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