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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2017.11.6.437

Estimation of Dose Distribution on Carbon Ion Therapy Facility using Monte Carlo Simulation  

Song, Yongkeun (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Heo, Seunguk (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Cho, Gyuseok (Department of Radiation Instrument, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences)
Choi, Sanghyun (Department of Radiation Instrument, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences)
Han, Moojae (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Park, Jikoon (Department of Radiological Science, International University of Korea)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.11, no.6, 2017 , pp. 437-442 More about this Journal
Abstract
Heavy ion therapy has a high cure rate for cancer cell. So many countries are introducing heavy ion therapy facility. When treating a cancer using heavy ion therapy, neutrons and gamma rays are generated and affect electronic equipment. A budget of about KRW 200 billion is needed to build a heavy ion therapy facility, and it takes more than five years to build it. Therefore it is important to observe the dose distribution in the treatment room using the monte carlo simulation before construction. In this study, we used the FLUKA of monte carlo simulation to investigate the dose distribution in the heavy ion treatment room.
Keywords
Heavy Ion Therapy; Radiation Therapy; Monte Carlo Simulation; FLUKA;
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