Scott Davidson - PhD Research
Scott Davidson
sedavids@mdanderson.org
BS, 1989, Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri
MS, 2005, Medical Physics, University of Texas HSC - Houston
Project: Benchmarking and Implementation of a New Independent Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Quality Assurance Audit Tool for Clinical Trials
We are developing, validating, and benchmarking a flexible measurement-driven machine model for Varian, Elekta, and Siemens linear accelerators for energies of 6 MV and 10 MV. The model is used in the Monte Carlo Dose Planning Method (DPM) dose calculation algorithm. The multi-source model consists of a primary photon point source, an extra-focal exponential disk source, and an electron contamination uniform disk source. The model accounts for fluence and off-axis energy effects due to the flattening filter.
Advisor: David Followill, PhD
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