Computational techniques for studying interactions of radiation with matter and applications in radiotherapy physics

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Radiotherapy is commonly used as a treatment for cancer. All forms of radiotherapy aim to maximize tumour cell kill while limiting healthy tissue radiation exposure. Despite the widespread application of radiotherapy to treat cancer, fundamental questions relating to the interactions of radiation with matter remain. Further, prospective radiotherapy treatment methods prompt new areas of investigation. This research program involves the development and application of sophisticated computer codes which employ the so-called `Monte Carlo' (MC) method to model the passage of radiation through matter. These MC simulations can be used to compute dose, the energy deposited by radiation in tissue, as well as to study a wide array of issues relevant for radiotherapy treatments.