Monte Carlo Method

"Monte Carlo Method" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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In statistics, a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a computer. The name alludes to the randomness characteristic of the games of chance played at the gambling casinos in Monte Carlo. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993)

Descriptor ID	D009010
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.740.525 L01.906.394.422 N05.715.360.750.540 N06.850.520.830.525
Concept/Terms	Monte Carlo Method Monte Carlo Method Method, Monte Carlo

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Monte Carlo Method".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Statistics as Topic [E05.318.740]
Monte Carlo Method [E05.318.740.525]
Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Systems Analysis [L01.906]
Operations Research [L01.906.394]
Monte Carlo Method [L01.906.394.422]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Statistics as Topic [N05.715.360.750]
Monte Carlo Method [N05.715.360.750.540]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Statistics as Topic [N06.850.520.830]
Monte Carlo Method [N06.850.520.830.525]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	0	1	1
1996	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	2	2
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	2	2
2005	1	1	2
2006	0	2	2
2007	0	3	3
2008	0	3	3
2009	0	3	3
2010	0	2	2
2011	1	2	3
2012	1	2	3
2013	0	3	3
2014	0	4	4
2015	0	4	4
2016	0	3	3
2017	1	4	5
2018	0	3	3
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	2	2
2021	0	2	2
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	2	2
2024	0	1	1

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Baran J, Borys D, Brzezinski K, Gajewski J, Silarski M, Chug N, Coussat A, Czerwinski E, Dadgar M, Dulski K, Eliyan KV, Gajos A, Kacprzak K, Kaplon L, Klimaszewski K, Konieczka P, Kopec R, Korcyl G, Kozik T, Krzemien W, Kumar D, Lomax AJ, McNamara K, Niedzwiecki S, Olko P, Panek D, Parzych S, Perez Del Rio E, Raczynski L, Simbarashe M, Sharma S, Shopa RY, Sk?ra T, Skurzok M, Stasica P, Stepien EL, Tayefi K, Tayefi F, Weber DC, Winterhalter C, Wislicki W, Moskal P, Rucinski A. Feasibility of the J-PET to monitor the range of therapeutic proton beams. Phys Med. 2024 Feb; 118:103301.

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Yaroslavsky AN, Iorizzo TW, Juliano AF, Adnan A, Carroll JD, Sonis ST, Duncan CN, London WB, Treister NS. Monte Carlo based dosimetry of extraoral photobiomodulation for prevention of oral mucositis. Sci Rep. 2023 11 22; 13(1):20425.

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Auer B, K?nik A, Fromme TJ, De Beenhouwer J, Kalluri KS, Lindsay C, Furenlid LR, Kuo PH, King MA. Mesh modeling of system geometry and anatomy phantoms for realistic GATE simulations and their inclusion in SPECT reconstruction. Phys Med Biol. 2023 03 29; 68(7).

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Tseng HW, Karellas A, Vedantham S. Dedicated cone-beam breast CT: Data acquisition strategies based on projection angle-dependent normalized glandular dose coefficients. Med Phys. 2023 Mar; 50(3):1406-1417.

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McGunigal M, Margolis M, Forsthoefel M, Singh T, Amarell K, Deblois D, Campbell L, Kim C, Liu S, Bergquist PJ, Debrito P, Collins BT, Giaccone G, Lischalk JW. Thymic malignancies treated with active scanning proton beam radiation and Monte Carlo planning: early clinical experience. Acta Oncol. 2021 May; 60(5):649-652.

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Tseng HW, Karellas A, Vedantham S. Radiation dosimetry of a clinical prototype dedicated cone-beam breast CT system with offset detector. Med Phys. 2021 Mar; 48(3):1079-1088.

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Iorizzo TW, Jermain PR, Salomatina E, Muzikansky A, Yaroslavsky AN. Temperature induced changes in the optical properties of skin in vivo. Sci Rep. 2021 01 12; 11(1):754.

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Macmadu A, Goedel WC, Adams JW, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Green TC, Clarke JG, Martin RA, Rich JD, Marshall BDL. Estimating the impact of wide scale uptake of screening and medications for opioid use disorder in US prisons and jails. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 03 01; 208:107858.

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Whitfield TW, Ragland DA, Zeldovich KB, Schiffer CA. Characterizing Protein-Ligand Binding Using Atomistic Simulation and Machine Learning: Application to Drug Resistance in HIV-1 Protease. J Chem Theory Comput. 2020 Feb 11; 16(2):1284-1299.

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K?nik A, Auer B, De Beenhouwer J, Kalluri K, Zeraatkar N, Furenlid LR, King MA. Primary, scatter, and penetration characterizations of parallel-hole and pinhole collimators for I-123 SPECT. Phys Med Biol. 2019 12 13; 64(24):245001.

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