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3D range-modulator for scanned particle therapy: development, Monte Carlo simulations and experimental evaluation.

scientific article published on 25 July 2017

An efficient method to predict and include Bragg curve degradation due to lung-equivalent materials in Monte Carlo codes by applying a density modulation.

scientific article published on 2 March 2017

Assessment of potential advantages of relevant ions for particle therapy: a model based study.

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Beam quality corrections for parallel-plate ion chambers in electron reference dosimetry

scientific article published on 13 March 2012

Calculated beam quality correction factors for ionization chambers in MV photon beams

scientific article published on 26 March 2020

Comment on "Monte Carlo simulation of an x-ray volume imaging cone beam CT unit" [Med. Phys. 36, 127-136 (2009)].

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Correction factors for source strength determination in HDR brachytherapy using the in-phantom method

scientific article published on 8 September 2013

Correction factors kE and kQ for LiF-TLDs for dosimetry in megavoltage electron and photon beams

scientific article published on 25 June 2014

Decomposition of the dose conversion factor based on fluence spectra of secondary charged particles: Application to lateral dose profiles in photon fields

scientific article published on 05 July 2018

Design and evaluation of a Monte Carlo based model of an orthovoltage treatment system

scientific article published on 25 June 2015

Determination of consensus k_Q values for megavoltage photon beams for the update of IAEA TRS-398

scientific article published on 17 March 2020

Determination of the ion recombination correction factor for intraoperative electron beams

scientific article published on 8 July 2015

Difference in the relative response of the alanine dosimeter to megavoltage x-ray and electron beams

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Dosimetric comparisons of carbon ion treatment plans for 1D and 2D ripple filters with variable thicknesses

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EURADOS intercomparison exercise on Monte Carlo modelling of a medical linear accelerator

scientific article published in October 2017

Effect of ROI filtering in 3D cone-beam rotational angiography on organ dose and effective dose in cerebral investigations

scientific article published on 8 March 2015

Effective point of measurement for parallel plate and cylindrical ion chambers in megavoltage electron beams

scientific article published on 10 January 2014

Efficiency improvements for ion chamber calculations in high energy photon beams.

scientific article published in April 2008

Evaluation and quantification of spectral information in tissue by confocal microscopy

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Experimental and Monte Carlo-based determination of the beam quality specifier for TomoTherapyHD treatment units

scientific article published on 11 October 2017

Fast optimization and dose calculation in scanned ion beam therapy.

scientific article published on July 2014

Feasibility study of entrance and exit dose measurements at the contra lateral breast with alanine/electron spin resonance dosimetry in volumetric modulated radiotherapy of breast cancer.

scientific article published on 24 April 2017

Fluence inhomogeneities due to a ripple filter induced Moiré effect.

scientific article published on 15 January 2015

GMctdospp: Description and validation of a CT dose calculation system.

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Impact of enhancements in the local effect model (LEM) on the predicted RBE-weighted target dose distribution in carbon ion therapy.

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Impact of fractionation and number of fields on dose homogeneity for intra-fractionally moving lung tumors using scanned carbon ion treatment.

scientific article published on 29 December 2015

Impact of new ICRU Report 90 recommendations on calculated correction factors for reference dosimetry

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Investigation of correction factors for non-reference conditions in ion chamber photon dosimetry with Monte-Carlo simulations.

scientific article published on 22 October 2009

Investigation of systematic uncertainties in Monte Carlo-calculated beam quality correction factors

scientific article published on 29 July 2010

Making the right software choice for clinically used equipment in radiation oncology

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Measurement of PET isotope production cross sections for protons and carbon ions on carbon and oxygen targets for applications in particle therapy range verification

scientific article published on 16 October 2019

Modulation power of porous materials and usage as ripple filter in particle therapy.

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Monte Carlo calculated correction factors for diodes and ion chambers in small photon fields

scientific article published on 21 March 2013

Monte Carlo calculation of beam quality correction factors in proton beams using TOPAS/GEANT4

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

Monte Carlo calculation of quality correction factors based on air kerma and absorbed dose to water in medium energy x-ray beams

scientific article published on 29 October 2020

Monte Carlo calculations of beam quality correction factors kQ for electron dosimetry with a parallel-plate Roos chamber

scientific article published on 25 February 2008

Monte Carlo study of the depth-dependent fluence perturbation in parallel-plate ionization chambers in electron beams.

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Monte Carlo-based investigations on the impact of removing the flattening filter on beam quality specifiers for photon beam dosimetry.

scientific article published in April 2017

Monte-Carlo-based perturbation and beam quality correction factors for thimble ionization chambers in high-energy photon beams

scientific article published on 06 May 2008

On the neutron radiation field and air activation around a medical electron linac

scientific article published on 11 May 2016

On the wall perturbation correction for a parallel-plate NACP-02 chamber in clinical electron beams

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Optimization of the stopping-power-ratio to Hounsfield-value calibration curve in proton and heavy ion therapy

scientific article published on 10 December 2014

Perturbation correction for alanine dosimeters in different phantom materials in high-energy photon beams

scientific article published on 13 January 2016

Physical and biological factors determining the effective proton range.

scientific article published on November 2013

Positioning of a plane-parallel ionization chamber in clinical electron beams and the impact on perturbation factors

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

Poster session 15: Radiation therapy II.

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Protection of quality and innovation in radiation oncology: the prospective multicenter trial the German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO-QUIRO study). Evaluation of time, attendance of medical staff, and resources during radiotherapy with IMRT.

scientific article published on 5 March 2014

Reduction of uterus dose in clinical thoracic computed tomography.

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Response of the alanine/ESR dosimeter to radiation from an Ir-192 HDR brachytherapy source

scientific article published on 9 December 2014

Robustness against interfraction prostate movement in scanned ion beam radiation therapy

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SU-F-T-184: 3D Range-Modulator for Scanned Particle Therapy: Development, Monte Carlo Simulations and Measurements.

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SU-F-T-656: Monte Carlo Study On Air Activation Around a Medical Electron Linac

scientific article published on 01 June 2016

SU-F-T-72: Experimental Determination of the Positionuncertainties for ROOS Ionization Chambers in Clinical Electron Beams

scientific article published on 01 June 2016

Scanned ion beam therapy for prostate carcinoma: Comparison of single plan treatment and daily plan-adapted treatment.

scientific article published on 27 November 2015

Silicon diodes as an alternative to diamond detectors for depth dose curves and profile measurements of photon and electron radiation

scientific article published on 04 August 2009

TOPAS/Geant4 configuration for ionization chamber calculations in proton beams

scientific article published on 07 June 2018

TU-H-CAMPUS-IeP1-02: Validation of a CT Monte Carlo Software

scientific article published on 01 June 2016

Target volume coverage and dose to organs at risk in prostate cancer patients. Dose calculation on daily cone-beam CT data sets

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The impact of direct aperture optimization on plan quality and efficiency in complex head and neck IMRT.

scientific article published on 23 January 2012

The influence of neutron contamination on dosimetry in external photon beam radiotherapy

scientific article published in November 2015

Thimble ionization chambers in medium-energy x-ray beams and the role of constructive details of the central electrode: Monte Carlo simulations and measurements

scientific article published on 18 August 2008

Uncertainties in Monte Carlo-based absorbed dose calculations for an experimental benchmark

scientific article published on 21 September 2015

Validation of new 2D ripple filters in proton treatments of spherical geometries and non-small cell lung carcinoma cases

scientific article published on 14 December 2018

Verification of a commercial implementation of the Macro-Monte-Carlo electron dose calculation algorithm using the virtual accelerator approach.

scientific article published on 9 December 2009

[A method of computerized evaluation of CT based treatment plants in external radiotherapy].

scientific article published in January 2003

[Dissection or irradiation of the axilla in postmenopausal patients with breast cancer? Long-term results and long-term effects in 655 patients]

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

[Dosimetric evaluation of eye lense shieldings in computed tomography examination--measurements and Monte Carlo simulations].

scientific article published in January 2008

[Protection of eye lens in computed tomography--dose evaluation on an anthropomorphic phantom using thermo-luminescent dosimeters and Monte-Carlo simulations].

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[Quantitative determination of cutoff perturbation factor pdelta in the DIN 6800-2 (2008) by means of Monte Carlo simulations]

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

[Quo vadis, particle therapy?]

scientific article published on 08 November 2011