Monte Carlo PENRADIO software for dose calculation in medical imaging

• Published in: 2013 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (2013 NSS/MIC) pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Adrien, Camille, Lopez Noriega, Mercedes, Bonniaud, Guillaume, Bordy, Jean-Marc, Le Loirec, Cindy, Poumarede, Benedicte
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Aluminum; Biomedical imaging; Computed tomography; Electron tubes; Geometry; Monte Carlo methods; Software

The increase on the collective radiation dose due to the large number of medical imaging exams has led the medical physics community to deeply consider the amount of dose delivered to patients as well as its associated risks in these exams. For this purpose we have developed a Monte Carlo tool, PENR...