HPC Module: TOPAS
Synopsis
Adds TOPAS to your environment
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| Official Site | https://www.topasmc.org/home |
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Installed Versions
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| 3.9 | 2024-02-28 |
Description
TOPAS wraps and extends the Geant4 Simulation Toolkit to make advanced Monte Carlo simulation of all forms of radiotherapy easier to use for medical physicists. TOPAS can model x-ray and particle therapy treatment heads, model a patient geometry based on CT images, score dose, fluence, etc., save and replay a phase space, provides advanced graphics, and is fully four-dimensional (4D) to handle variations in beam delivery and patient geometry during treatment. TOPAS users configure pre-built components (such as nozzles, patient geometry, dosimetry and imaging components) to simulate a wide variety of radiation therapies with no required knowledge of the underlying Geant4 Simulation Toolkit or any programming language. All aspects of the simulation, including all 4D behaviors, are controlled from a unique, TOPAS Parameter Control System. TOPAS was engineered from the ground up to be flexible, yet easy to use, reliable and repeatable. The code includes a strong focus on “engineering-in” safety, employing a variety of techniques to make it harder for users to make mistakes.
Citation(s)
Key TOPAS Papers to Cite when TOPAS is Used in Your Research:
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J Perl, J Shin, J Schümann, B Faddegon, H Paganetti. "TOPAS: an innovative proton Monte Carlo platform for research and clinical applications." Med Phys. 2012 Nov; 39(11):6818-37. View in: PubMed
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B Faddegon, J Ramos-Méndez, J Schümann, A McNamara, J Shin, J Perl, H Paganetti. "The TOPAS Tool for Particle Simulation, a Monte Carlo Simulation Tool for Physics, Biology and Clinical Research." Phys Med. 2020 Apr 02; 72:114-121. PMID: 32247964. PMCID: PMC7192305
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