• Title of article

    Dose mapping of a 60Co irradiation facility using PENELOPE and MCNPX and its validation by chemical dosimetry

  • Author/Authors

    A. Belchior، نويسنده , , M.L. Botelho، نويسنده , , L. Peralta، نويسنده , , Carlos P. Vaz، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    435
  • To page
    440
  • Abstract
    The Monte Carlo simulation programs PENELOPE and MCNPX have been used for simulating the dose rate distribution in a 60Co gamma irradiator. The simulated isodose curves obtained for each simulation code were validated comparing them to the dose measurements performed with a Fricke solution, which is a standard dosemeter widely used in radiation processing for calibration purposes. The agreement between the simulated values and the measurements indicates the effectiveness of both codes in performing the dose-mapping simulation for gamma irradiators.
  • Keywords
    MCNPX code , Dose mapping , Fricke solution , 60Co gamma irradiator , PENELOPE code
  • Journal title
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes
  • Record number

    548395