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I nt roduct ion t o medical physics applicat ions Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova ht t p:/ / www.ge.inf n.it / geant 4/ event s/ Geant4 Workshop, CERN, 30 September 2002 Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova LowE e.m. users+developers open session

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Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova

I nt roduct ion t o medical physics applicat ions

Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova

ht t p:/ / www.ge.inf n.it / geant 4/ event s/

Geant4 Workshop, CERN, 30 September 2002

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Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova

LowE e.m. users+developers open session

Geant4 medical applications at LIP, P. Rodrigues, LIP GATE, D. Strul, Lausanne Dosimetry for brachytherapy techniques, S. Guatelli, Genova/CERN Dosimetry in a parallel computing environment, S. Chauvie, Torino IORT and metabolic therapy, D. Cucé, Cosenza Application to hadrontherapy for ocular melanoma, P. Cirrone, Catania Tea Simulation for a dark matter experiment, A. Howard, IC London Applications in Gran Sasso experiments, S. Parlati, Gran Sasso Lab Simulation for the LISA gravitational wave experiment, H. Araujo, IC London Test beam simulation for the ESA mission to Mercury, A. Mantero, Genova Projects by user groups in Spain (nuclear physics), B. Quintana Arnes

Wednesday 2 September, 14 - 18.30

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Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova

PEM (mammography)

Dosimet ry Comparison wit h convent ional t reat ment planning syst ems

(and experimental data)

Advanced t echniques: I ORT, I MRT Met abolic t herapy Radiodiagnost ics

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= GEANT ndf χ 71 . 6 ) ( /

= PLATO ndf χ 81 . ) ( /

= TMS ndf χ

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Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova

Brachyt herapy 1 year lat er

exp. data Savona

TG43 protocol Which one is right? How does Geant4 perform? How well do Standard and LowE e.m. do? dose distribution from a radioactive source

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Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova

Technology transfer

Particle physics software aids space and medicine

M.G. Pia and J. Knobloch Geant4 is a showcase example of technology transfer from particle physics to other fields such as space and medical science […]. CERN Courier, June 2002

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Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova

LISA LISA

Boulby Mine

Spect rum f rom a Mars-simulant r ock sample

Dark mat t er searches, ν physics, ast rophysics, gravit at ional waves…

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Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova

Tomorrow (LowE e.m.) = ∆ review

LowE LowE e. m. validation

e. m. validation

I nt roduct ion t o medical physics applicat ions

Maria Grazia Pia, INFN Genova

ht t p:/ / www.ge.inf n.it / geant 4/ event s/

Geant4 Workshop, CERN, 30 September 2002

LowE e.m. users+developers open session

PEM (mammography)

(and experimental data)

52 . ) 4 ( /

= GEANT ndf χ 71 . 6 ) ( /

= PLATO ndf χ 81 . ) ( /

= TMS ndf χ

Brachyt herapy 1 year lat er

TG43 protocol Which one is right? How does Geant4 perform? How well do Standard and LowE e.m. do? dose distribution from a radioactive source

Technology transfer

Particle physics software aids space and medicine

M.G. Pia and J. Knobloch Geant4 is a showcase example of technology transfer from particle physics to other fields such as space and medical science […]. CERN Courier, June 2002

LISA LISA

Boulby Mine

Dark mat t er searches, ν physics, ast rophysics, gravit at ional waves…

Tomorrow (LowE e.m.) = ∆ review

LowE LowE e. m. validation

Many r esult s f r om medical + ast r opar t icle domain Plot s by 19 people, f r om 9 count r ies (LowE developer s + user s)