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Monte Carlo based dosimetry

    

From left to right: Liam Carroll, Luca Weishaupt, Mira El-Irani, Behnaz Behmand, Sabrina Mandolado-Cote, Shirin A. Enger, Peter Kim, Gabriel Famulari, Joseph DeCunha, Marc Morcos, Yuji Kamio, Ximeng Mao, Majd Antaki, Ali Ali

 

Monte Carlo method is considered to provide the best calculation engine available today in medical imaging and medical radiation physics and plays a key role in medical physics research. Monte Carlo based radiation dose calculation engines and treatment planning systems are developed for use in intensity modulated brachytherapy as well as conventional brachytherapy, intravascular brachytherapy, microdosimetry and detector development. All the graduate and undergraduate students in my lab work with Monte Carlo methods at some point.

 

Peer reviewed publications and published conference presentations

Journal publications

  • Famulari G, Linares Rosales HM, Dupere J, Medich DC, Beaulieu L, Enger SA. Monte Carlo dosimetric characterization of a new high dose rate 169Yb brachytherapy source and independent verification using a multipoint plastic scintillator detector. Medical Physics. In press (2020).
  • Mao X, Pineau J, Keyes R, Enger SA. RapidBrachyDL: Rapid Radiation Dose Calculations in Brachytherapy via Deep Learning. International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics. In press (2020).
  • Morcos M, Enger SA. Monte Carlo dosimetry study of novel rotating MRI-compatible shielded tandems for intensity modulated cervix brachytherapy. Physica Medica. 71:178-184 (2020).
  • Kim SP, Cohalan C, Kopek N, Enger SA. A guide to 90Y radioembolization and its dosimetry. Physica Medica. 68:132-145 (2019).
  • Enger SA, Vijande J, Rivard MJ. Model-Based Dose Calculation Algorithms for Brachytherapy Dosimetry. Seminars in Radiation Oncology. 30(1):77-86 (2020).
  • Famulari G, Renaud MA, Poole C, Evans M, Seuntjens J, Enger SA. RapidBrachyMCTPS: a Monte Carlo-based treatment planning system for brachytherapy applications. Phys Med Biol. 63(17):175007-175020 (2018).
  • Mann-Krzisnik DW, Verhaegen F, Enger SA. The influence of tissue composition uncertainty on dose distributions in brachytherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 26(3):394-410 (2018).
    • Selected as the Issue Highlight by the editor.
  • Quast U, Kaulich TW, Álvarez-Romero JT, Carlsson-Tedgren Å, Enger SA, Medich DC, Mourtada F, Perez-Calatayud J, Rivard MJ, Zakaria GA, A brachytherapy photon radiation quality index QBT for probe-type dosimetry. Phys Med. 32(6):741-8 (2016).

Conference presentations (oral)

  • Famulari G, Soisson E, Duclos M, Enger SA, Consequences of patient heterogeneities for intermediate-energy sources in post-implant assessment of prostate brachytherapy treatment plans. Physica Medica, 42:8 (2017).
  • Famulari G, Enger SA, Retrospective Evaluation of Prostate Cancer Treatment Plan Quality Obtained from Intermediate Energy Sources for High Dose Rate Brachytherapy. Brachytherapy, 16(3):S22 (2017).
  • Mirzakhanian L, Giusti V and Enger SA, Investigation of the Uncertainties Involved in Secondary Neutron/gamma Production in Geant4/MCNP6 Monte Carlo Codes for Proton Therapy Application, Med. Phys. 42, 3455 (2015).
  • Mirzakhanian L, Giusti V, Enger SA, Investigation of the uncertainties involved in the low energy proton interaction in Geant4/MCNP6 for proton therapy applications, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Toronto. (2015).

Conference presentations (poster)

  • Famulari G, Alfieri J, Enger SA, Can Intermediate Energy Sources Result in Increased Bone Doses for Pelvic and Head-and-Neck Brachytherapy? American Brachytherapy Society annual meeting, June (2018). San Fransisco, USA.
  • Famulari G, Alfieri J, Enger SA, Should bones be considered as organs at risk for intermediate energy brachytherapy sources? CARO-COMP-CAMRT 2018 Joint Scientific Meeting, September (2018). Montreal, Canada.
  • Glickman H, Shoemaker T, Vuong T, Devic S, Adil K, Famulari G, Enger SA, Dosimetrical Study for Image Guided HDR Brachytherapy Treatment of Rectal Cancer with 192Ir and 169Yb. American Brachytherapy Society annual meeting, June (2018). San Fransisco, USA.
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