Radiation therapy treatment planning requires accurate determination of absorbed dose in the patient. Monte Carlo simulation is the most accurate method for solving the transport problem of particles in matter. This thesis is the first study dealing with the validation of the Monte Carlo simulation plateform GATE (GEANT4 Application for Tomographic Emission), based on GEANT4 (GEometry And Tracking) libraries, for the computation of absorbed dose deposited by electron beams. This thesis aims at demonstrating that GATE/GEANT4 calculations are able to reach treatment planning requirements in situations where analatycal algorithms are not satisfactory. The goal is to prove that GATE/GEANT4 is useful for treatment planning using electrons and co...