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¹CNDRI, INSA-Lyon, 20 av Albert Einstein, Villeurbanne Cedex, France. Nicolas.Freud@insa-lyon.fr

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference

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Area of Science:

Medical Physics
Computational Biology
Radiotherapy

Background:

Accurate dose calculation is crucial for effective stereotactic synchrotron radiotherapy.
Conventional Monte Carlo simulations are computationally intensive and time-consuming.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a faster and efficient hybrid method for computing radiation dose distribution.
To enable dose map simulations on standard personal computers.

Main Methods:

A hybrid approach combining deterministic (ray casting) and Monte Carlo methods.
Primary dose calculated deterministically; secondary dose computed using a hybrid algorithm.
Validation against Geant4 Monte Carlo simulations.

Main Results:

The hybrid method achieved excellent agreement with Monte Carlo simulations.
Substantial reduction in computation time and statistical fluctuations.
Feasible dose map simulation on a single personal computer.

Conclusions:

The proposed hybrid method offers an efficient and accurate alternative for radiotherapy dose computation.
This approach democratizes advanced radiotherapy planning by utilizing standard hardware.