Development of ARCHER -- a parallel Monte Carlo radiation transport code -- for X-ray CT dose calculations Using GPU and coprocessor technologies
Authors
Liu, Tianyu
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Xu, Xie George
Carothers, Christopher D.
Caracappa, Peter
Ji, Wei
Danon, Yaron
Carothers, Christopher D.
Caracappa, Peter
Ji, Wei
Danon, Yaron
Issue Date
2014-08
Keywords
Nuclear engineering and science
Degree
PhD
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Abstract
Monte Carlo methods are the gold standard in radiation dose calculations with heterogeneous patient geometries and complicated irradiation conditions such as multi-detector CT scan. The long computation time has historically prevented them from becoming a routine clinic tool. The emerging hardware accelerators have created opportunities to speed up the computations significantly. They have the advantages of high computing power and high energy efficiency that are particularly suited for performing parallel tasks.
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August 2014
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
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Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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