Data sources

Dose distributions

The dose distributions that can be visualized in Kali MC by default were pre-calculated using penEasy 2020 [1], based on PENELOPE 2018 [2].

Monte Carlo calculated Phase Space Files in IAEA format providing the aforementioned absorbed dose distributions are available online [3].

R₉₀ values

The R₉₀ values are derived from Percentage Depth Doses (PDDs) determined at Gregorio Marañón hospital, Madrid.

Output factors

The output factors introduced in Kali MC come from measurements at Gregorio Marañón hospital, Madrid.

[1]

Josep Sempau, Andreu Badal, and Lorenzo Brualla. A PENELOPE-based system for the automated Monte Carlo simulation of clinacs and voxelized geometries—application to far-from-axis fields. Medical Physics, 38(11):5887–5895, October 2011. doi:10.1118/1.3643029.

[2]

Nuclear Energy Agency. PENELOPE 2018: A Code System for Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron and Photon Transport: Workshop Proceedings, Barcelona, Spain, 28 January – 1 February 2019. PENELOPE: A Code System for Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron and Photon Transport. OECD, September 2019. ISBN 978-92-64-48995-0. doi:10.1787/32da5043-en.

[3]

Rafael Ayala. Phase space files of a liac hwl linac. Zenodo, November 2024. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14143380.