title: Tally and geometry definition influence on the computing time in radiotherapy treatment planning with MCNP Monte Carlo code.
abstract: The present work has simulated the photon and electron transport in a Theratron 780 (MDS Nordion) (60)Co radiotherapy unit, using the Monte Carlo transport code, MCNP (Monte Carlo N-Particle), version 5. In order to become computationally more efficient in view of taking part in the practical field of radiotherapy treatment planning, this work is focused mainly on the analysis of dose results and on the required computing time of different tallies applied in the model to speed up calculations.
authors.affiliation: Dept. de Ingenieria Quimica y Nucl., Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Valèncial, Spain.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Juste
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gallardo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Verdu
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011874:Radiometry; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water