A review of the use and potential of the GATE Monte Carlo simulation code for radiation therapy and dosimetry applications
Year: 2014
Type: review
Abstract: In this paper, the authors' review the applicability of the open-source GATE Monte Carlo simulation platform based on the GEANT4 toolkit for radiation therapy and dosimetry applications. The many applications of GATE for state-of-the-art radiotherapy simulations are described including external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy, intraoperative radiotherapy, hadrontherapy, molecular radiotherapy, and in vivo dose monitoring. Investigations that have been performed using GEANT4 only are also mentioned to illustrate the potential of GATE. The very practical feature of GATE making it easy to model both a treatment and an imaging acquisition within the same framework is emphasized. The computational times associated with several applications are provided to illustrate the practical feasibility of the simulations using current computing facilities.
Source: Medical Physics
DOI: 10.1118/1.4871617
Institutions: Lyon 1 Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Inserm, Université de Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Acquisition et Traitement de l'Image pour la Santé, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Traitement de l'Information Médicale, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Institut d'Imagerie Biomédicale, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules, Université Blaise Pascal, University of Wuppertal, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Imagerie et Modélisation en Neurobiologie et Cancérologie, Delft University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Radiation
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,360
OpenAlex ID: W2002849978