• DocumentCode
    469561
  • Title

    Validation on GEANT4 use applied to estimate transmission curves to diagnostic energies to concrete and lead

  • Author

    Hoff, Gabriela ; Firmino, Sandro F.

  • Author_Institution
    Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    Oct. 26 2007-Nov. 3 2007
  • Firstpage
    907
  • Lastpage
    909
  • Abstract
    On these days, different parameters considered to estimate shielding in diagnostic radiology. One of them is the transmission of photons through different materials, since know named transmission. The transmission curve as function of different material thickness is a base to estimate shielding thickness. Commonly are used lead and concrete as shielding material in diagnostic radiology area. Data actually used on these calculations were published by Archer, Simpkin and Legare. The simulated data show estimated error lower than 9.5% when compared to published data Archer and Simpkin to 120 kVp spectrum to shielding thickness between 0.5 and 2.0 mm. Simulated data to thicker shielding presented higher errors due the low photons fluency. Considering 90 kVp spectrum and concrete shielding the simulated data show errors lower then 20% comparing to Legare. To thicker shielding the photon fluency makes the errors increase. The simulated data validate the GEANT4 and its low energy library on transmission estimative played to diagnostic radiology. We suggest new work on this theme and considering other materials used to build diagnostic radiological shielding in Brazil.
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; concrete; lead; materials testing; radiology; shielding; Brazil; GEANT4; Pb; concrete; diagnostic radiology; lead material; photon fluency; photon transmission curve estimation; radiological shielding; shielding material; shielding thickness; size 0.5 mm to 2.0 mm; Aluminum; Building materials; Computational modeling; Concrete; Graphics; Libraries; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Parameter estimation; Radiology; Solids;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • ISSN
    1095-7863
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0922-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1095-7863
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436474
  • Filename
    4436474