2014 Summer Project Week:Proton pencil beam

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  Proton beam in heterogenous media

Key Investigators

• Maxime Desplanques, MGH / Politecnico di Milano
• Kevin Wang, PMH
• Greg Sharp, MGH

Project Description

Objective

• The proton dose calculation module currently supports only a ray-trace algorithm
• A pencil-beam algorithm that properly models lateral scattering has been developed

Approach, Plan

• Several stages of development are needed:
  • Add dose calculation algorithm selection widget to UI
  • Add beam modeling options to UI
  • Hook up calculation methods to new UI widgets
  • Adapt the Proton Pencil Beam Algorithm to a Photon Beam Algorithm

Progress