3 papers
physics.med-ph2025
SDE-based Monte Carlo dose calculation for proton therapy validated against Geant4
Christopher B. C. Dean, Maria L. Pérez-Lara, Emma Horton +3
Objective: To assess the accuracy and computational performance of a stochastic differential equation (SDE)--based model for proton beam dose calculation by benchmarking against Ge…
physics.acc-ph2024
Beam Dynamics Framework Incorporating Acceleration to Define the Minimum Aperture in Two Focusing Schemes for Proton Radiotherapy Linac
Matthew Southerby, Robert Apsimon
In this paper, a self-consistent transverse beam dynamics framework is demonstrated, that incorporates acceleration into the transverse beam dynamics studies for a proton linac mac…
physics.acc-ph2024
Fast Tracking of 6D Particle Phase Space Using the FC2CT Algorithm for rf Cavities
Matthew Southerby, Robert Apsimon
In this paper, a fast cell to cell tracking algorithm (FC2CT) is developed, that determines the change in 6D phase space of a particle beam through rf accelerating cavities operate…