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Study on GEANT4 code applications to dose calculation using imaging data

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The use of the GEANT4 code has increased in the medical field. Various studies have calculated the patient dose distributions by users the GEANT4 code with imaging data. In present study, Monte Carlo simulations based on DICOM data were performed to calculate the dose absorb in the patient’s body. Various visualization tools are installed in the GEANT4 code to display the detector construction; however, the display of DICOM images is limited. In addition, to displaying the dose distributions on the imaging data of the patient is difficult. Recently, the gMocren code, a volume visualization tool for GEANT4 simulation, was developed and has been used in volume visualization of image files. In this study, the imaging based on the dose distributions absorbed in the patients was performed by using the gMocren code. Dosimetric evaluations with were carried out by using thermo luminescent dosimeter and film dosimetry to verify the calculated results.

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  1. Wonkwang Health Science University, Iksan, 570-750, Korea

    Jeong Ok Lee & Jeong Ku Kang

  2. Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, 561-712, Korea

    Jhin Kee Kim, Hyeong Cheol Kwon, Jung Soo Kim & Bu Gil Kim

  3. Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, 691-953, Korea

    Dong Hyeok Jeong

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Lee, J.O., Kang, J.K., Kim, J.K. et al. Study on GEANT4 code applications to dose calculation using imaging data. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 67, 195–198 (2015). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.67.195

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