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. 2024 Sep;17(3):745-755.
doi: 10.1007/s12194-024-00816-8. Epub 2024 Jun 1.

Analytical parameterization of Bragg curves for proton beams in muscle, bone, and polymethylmethacrylate

Behzad Aminafshar  1 , Hamid Reza Baghani  2 , Ali Asghar Mowlavi  1
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Analytical parameterization of Bragg curves for proton beams in muscle, bone, and polymethylmethacrylate

Behzad Aminafshar et al. Radiol Phys Technol. 2024 Sep.

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Abstract

Proton dose calculation in media other than water may be of interest for either research purposes or clinical practice. Current study aims to quantify the required parameters for analytical proton dosimetry in muscle, bone, and PMMA. Required analytical dosimetry parameters were extracted from ICRU-49 report and Janni study. Geant4 Toolkit was also used for Bragg curve simulation inside the investigated media at different proton energies. Calculated and simulated dosimetry data were compared using gamma analysis. Simulated and calculated Bragg curves are consistent, a fact that confirms the validity of reported parameters for analytical proton dosimetry inside considered media. Furthermore, derived analytical parameters for these media are different from those of water. Listed parameters can be reliably utilized for analytical proton dosimetry inside muscle, bone, and PMMA. Furthermore, accurate proton dosimetry inside each medium demands dedicated analytical parameters and one is not allowed to use the water coefficients for non-water media.

Keywords: Analytical approach; Depth dose distribution; Monte Carlo simulation; Non-water media; Proton beam.

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