Geant4-based particle therapy simulation framework for verification of dose distributions in proton therapy facilities

Takashi Akagi, Tsukasa Aso, Go Iwai, Akinori Kimura, Satoru Kameoka, Se Beyong Lee, Yoshikazu Maeda, Naruhiro Matsufuji, Teiji Nishio, Chihiro Omachi, Seyjoon Park, Takashi Sasaki, Toshiyuki Toshito, Wataru Takase, Tomohiro Yamashita and Yoshiyuki Watase Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, 1-2-1, Kouto, Shinghu-cho, Ibo-gun, Hyogo 679-5165, Japan; Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan; KEK, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan; Ashikaga Institute of Technology, 268-1, Omae-cho, Ashikaga, Tochigi 326-8558, Japan; National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8577, Japan; National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeongii-do 411-769, Republic of Korea; Fukui Prefectural Hospital Proton Therapy Center, 2-8-1 Yotsuii, Fukui-shi, Fukui 910-8526, Japan; National Institute for Radiology Science, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 263-8555, Japan; Nagoya Proton Therapy Center, 1-1-1 Hirate-cho, Kita-ku, Nagoya 462-8508, Japan