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A dedicated processor for Monte Carlo computations in radioteraphy

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Pili, Callisto, Siddhanta, Sabyasachi, Szostak, Artur, Fois, Giovanna Rosa, Fanti, Viviana, Marzeddu, Roberto, Spiga, Jenny and Randaccio, Paolo (2013) A dedicated processor for Monte Carlo computations in radioteraphy. In: 18th IEEE-NPSS Real Time Conference, Berkeley, CA, USA, 9-15 June 2012. Published in: 2012 18th IEEE-NPSS Real Time Conference pp. 1-5. doi:10.1109/RTC.2012.6418379

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Abstract

A dedicated processor for Monte Carlo computations in radiotherapy treatment planning on FPGA based hardware is being developed at INFN, Cagliari. When performing Monte Carlo simulations of the radiation dose delivered to the human body, the Compton interaction of a photon with an electron is simulated. A fast, pipelined, cost effective design for real time simulation of the Compton interaction had been implemented. The inputs to the system are the energy and the normalized direction vectors of the incoming photon. The energy and the direction vectors of the scattered photon and the scattered electron are calculated. The energy distribution by the scattered electron along its path in a voxel space is then calculated which can be used to construct maps of dose distribution in real time.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics
Journal or Publication Title: 2012 18th IEEE-NPSS Real Time Conference
Publisher: IEEE
Book Title: 2012 18th IEEE-NPSS Real Time Conference
Official Date: 24 January 2013
Dates:
DateEvent
24 January 2013Published
1 November 2012Accepted
Page Range: pp. 1-5
DOI: 10.1109/RTC.2012.6418379
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: 18th IEEE-NPSS Real Time Conference
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Berkeley, CA, USA
Date(s) of Event: 9-15 June 2012

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