title: Application of a fast proton dose calculation algorithm to a thorax geometry.
abstract: Treatment planning in proton therapy requires the calculation of absorbed dose distributions on beam shaping components and the patient anatomy. Analytical pencil-beam dose algorithms commonly used are not always accurate enough. The Monte Carlo approach is more accurate but extremely computationally intensive. The Fast Dose Calculator, a track-repeating algorithm, has been proposed as an alternative fast and accurate dose calculation. In this work FDC is applied to a proton therapy patient thoracic anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, MS 315, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA.
authors.forename: Pablo P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Yepes
authors.forename: Travis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brannan
authors.forename: Jessie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mirkovic
authors.forename: Wayne D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Newhauser
authors.forename: Phillip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Taddei
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Titt