Medical application of particle and heavy ion transport code system PHITS

Takuya Furuta; Tatsuhiko Sato

doi:10.1007/s12194-021-00628-0

Medical application of particle and heavy ion transport code system PHITS

Radiol Phys Technol. 2021 Sep;14(3):215-225. doi: 10.1007/s12194-021-00628-0. Epub 2021 Jun 30.

Authors

Takuya Furuta¹, Tatsuhiko Sato²

Affiliations

¹ Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan. furuta.takuya@jaea.go.jp.
² Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan.

PMID: 34195914
DOI: 10.1007/s12194-021-00628-0

Abstract

The Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) is a general-purpose Monte Carlo simulation code that has been applied in various areas of medical physics. These include application in different types of radiotherapy, shielding calculations, application to radiation biology, and research and development of medical tools. In this article, the useful features of PHITS are explained by referring to actual examples of various medical applications.

Keywords: Biological effectiveness; Medical tools; Monte Carlo simulation; PHITS; Radiotherapy; Shielding calculation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Computer Simulation
Heavy Ions*
Ion Transport
Monte Carlo Method
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted