Dose 2016

5.2 Possible Methods of dose calculation

Dosimetrical quantity

Principle of calculation

Required methods & ingredients factors such as: e - µ d (PDD, TPR), OF, etc ray tracing algorithm through a matrix

factor based

Absorbed dose in a medium

within a 2D/3D matrix

Advanced methods: • solution of the

Boltzmann Transport

Boltzmann Transport Equation, • Monte Carlo simulation

Equation

Monte Carlo code (particle tracking)

Other dosimetrical

fluence based: combination with interaction coefficients

fluence, Integration of interaction coefficients times fluence over all energies Superposition/convolution algorithms

quantities such as KERMA or TERMA

Superposition method

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