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  • Radiation Oncology
  • Computational Dosimetry

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  • Monte Carlo (MC) simulations are crucial for accurate dose calculations in radiation therapy.
  • Deriving accurate models of linear accelerator photon beams is essential for MC simulations.
  • Existing methods for creating virtual source models (VSM) can be computationally intensive.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel method for generating a virtual source model (VSM) of a linear accelerator photon beam from a phase space file (PSF).
  • To enable efficient and accurate Monte Carlo (MC) dose calculations using the derived VSM.

Main Methods:

  • Generated a 6 MV photon beam phase space file (PSF) using MC simulations of electron interactions in a linear accelerator.
  • Derived probability distribution functions (PDFs) for particle position, energy, and direction from the PSF.
  • Implemented PDFs in a VSM using inverse transform sampling and fitted weighted polynomial surfaces to model particle directions.
  • Validated the VSM against the PSF by comparing dose calculations for various field sizes using profile and gamma analyses.

Main Results:

  • The VSM successfully models the photon beam characteristics derived from the PSF.
  • Dose calculations using the VSM showed agreement with PSF calculations within 3% /1 mm for evaluated field sizes.
  • Achieved a >95% pixel pass rate in gamma analysis, confirming the VSM's accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • A new, validated method for deriving a VSM from a PSF for MC dose calculation has been established.
  • The developed VSM provides accurate dose predictions comparable to direct PSF simulations.
  • This method offers a more efficient approach for MC dose calculations in radiotherapy planning.