Title of article
Monte Carlo calculation of Varian 2300C/D Linac photon beam characteristics: a comparison between MCNP4C, GEANT3 and measurements
Author/Authors
Asghar Mesbahi، نويسنده , , Michael Fix، نويسنده , , Mahmoud Allahverdi، نويسنده , , Ellen Grein، نويسنده , , Hossein Garaati، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages
9
From page
469
To page
477
Abstract
Different codes are used for Monte Carlo (MC) calculations in radiation therapy. In this research, MCNP4C and GEANT3 codes have been compared in calculations of dosimetric characteristics of Varian Clinac 2300C/D. The parameters of influence in the differences seen in dosimetric features were discussed. This study emphasizes that both MCNP4C and GEANT3 MC can be used in radiation therapy computations and their differences in photon spectra calculations have a negligible effect on percentage depth dose computations in radiation therapy.
Keywords
MCNP4C , GEANT3 , Linac head modeling , Monte Carlo calculation
Journal title
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Serial Year
2005
Journal title
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Record number
542010
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