Citation and References

Using FRED, please refer to:

Schiavi, A., Senzacqua, M., Pioli, S., Mairani, A., Magro, G., Molinelli, S., Ciocca, M., Battistoni, G., Patera, V. Fred: a GPU-accelerated fast-Monte Carlo code for rapid treatment plan recalculation in ion beam therapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 62(18), 7482–7504. (2017) https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/aa8134

Other references:

Rucinski, A., Gajewski, J., Olko, P., Rinaldi, I., Patera, V., Schiavi, A. GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo code for fast dose recalculation in proton beam therapy. Acta Physica Polonica B Proceedings Supplement, 1–6 (2017) https://www.actaphys.uj.edu.pl/R/48/10/1625/pdf

Gajewski, J.,Garbacz, M.,Chang, C., Czerska, K., Durante, M., Krah, N., Krzempek, K., Kopeć, R., Lin, L., Mojżeszek, N., Patera, V., Pawlik-Niedzwiecka, M., Rinaldi, I., Rydygier, M., Pluta, E., Scifoni, E., Skrzypek, A., Tommasino, F., Schiavi, A., Rucinski, A. Commissioning of GPU–Accelerated Monte Carlo Code FRED for Clinical Applications in Proton Therapy. Front. Phys. 8, 403 (2021) https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2020.567300

Gajewski, J., Schiavi, A., Krah, N., Vilches-freixas, G., Rucinski, A., Patera, V., Rinaldi, I. Implementation of a Compact Spot-Scanning Proton Therapy System in a GPU Monte Carlo Code to Support Clinical Routine. Front. Phys. 8, 1–14 (2020) https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2020.578605

Krah, N., Patera, V., Rit, S., Schiavi, A., Rinaldi, I. Regularised patient-specific stopping power calibration for proton therapy planning based on proton radiographic images. Physics in Medicine and Biology (2019) 64 (6), art. no. 065008 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ab03db

McNamara K., Schiavi A., Borys D., Brzezinski K., Gajewski J., Kopec R., Rucinski A., Skora T., Makkar S., Hrbacek J., Weber D.C., Lomax A.J., Winterhalter C. GPU accelerated Monte Carlo scoring of positron-emitting isotopes produced during proton therapy for PET verification Physics in Medicine and Biology (2022) 67 art. no. 244001 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/aca515

Garbacz, M., Gajewski, J., Durante, M., Kisielewicz, K., Krah, N., Kopeć, R., Olko, P., Patera, V., Rinaldi, I., Rydygier, M., Schiavi, A., Scifoni, E., Skóra, T., Skrzypek, A., Tommasino, F., & Rucinski, A. Quantification of biological range uncertainties in patients treated at the Krakow proton therapy centre. Radiation Oncology (2022), 17(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-022-02022-5

Garbacz, M., Cordoni, F. G., Durante, M., Gajewski, J., Kisielewicz, K., Krah, N., Kopeć, R., Olko, P., Patera, V., Rinaldi, I., Rydygier, M., Schiavi, A., Scifoni, E., Skóra, T., Tommasino, F., & Rucinski, A. Study of relationship between dose, LET and the risk of brain necrosis after proton therapy for skull base tumors. Radiotherapy and Oncology (2021), 163, 143–149. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2021.08.015