3 papers
physics.med-ph2018
A study of the irradiation technique used for the external beam radiotherapy of retinoblastoma
L. Brualla, P. A. Mayorga, A. Flühs +3
Purpose: Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common eye tumor in childhood and can be treated external radiotherapy. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the adequacy of Monte Carlo…
physics.med-ph2018
Monte Carlo study for designing a dedicated `D'-shaped collimator used in the external beam radiotherapy of retinoblastoma patients
P. A. Mayorga, L. Brualla, W. Sauerwein +1
Purpose: The purpose of the present article is to propose a modified version of the D-shaped collimator used at the Univ. Hosp. of Essen for retinoblastoma treatment that reduces e…
physics.med-ph2018
Testing Monte Carlo absolute dosimetry formalisms for a small field `D'-shaped collimator used in retinoblastoma external beam radiotherapy
P. A. Mayorga, L. Brualla, A. Flühs +2
Purpose: To investigate the validity of two Monte Carlo simulation absolute dosimetry approaches in the case of a small field dedicated `D'-shaped collimator used for the retinobla…