Published April 2014 | Version v1
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Monte Carlo calculations with MCNPX and GEANT4 for general shielding study. Application to a proton therapy center

Creators

  • 1. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels (Belgium)
  • 2. Ion Beam Applications SA, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
  • 3. Institut de Recherche de l'Institut Supérieur Industriel de Bruxelles, Brussels (Belgium)

Description

Monte Carlo codes have become an essential tool for studying the radiation protection of particle accelerator facilities such as a proton therapy center. The MCNPX code is well adapted for shielding study but the GEANT4 toolkit is also a suitable solution. Benchmark simulations – secondary-particle production and attenuation – and shielding calculations for a proton therapy center show that both codes provide results in good agreement. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.15669/pnst.4.422

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.15669/pnst.4.422;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology
Journal Volume
4
Journal Page Range
p. 422-426
ISSN
2185-4823

Conference

Title
12. international conference on radiation shielding; RPSD-2012: 17. topical meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division of ANS
Acronym
ICRS-12
Dates
2-7 Sep 2012
Place
Nara (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
49052991
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ATTENUATION; BEAM PRODUCTION; CONCRETES; EQUIVALENT RADIATION DOSES; G CODES; ION BEAM TARGETS; M CODES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON SOURCES; PROTON BEAMS; PROTON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; SHIELDING; THERAPEUTIC DOSES; THERAPEUTIC USES
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CALCULATION METHODS; COMPUTER CODES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DOSES; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOLOGY; TARGETS; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY; USES

Optional Information

Notes
13 refs., 10 figs.