This paper presents a new assembly-level Monte Carlo neutron transport code, specifically intended for diffusion code group-constant generation and other reactor physics calculations. The code is being developed at the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), under the working title “Probabilistic Scattering Game”, or PSG. The PSG code uses a method known as Woodcock tracking to simulate neu...

Twoand three-dimensional numerical benchmark cases based on the Compact Nuclear Power Source (CNPS) experiments conducted at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in the 1980s have been specified for the validation and verification of Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) physics codes. Previous evaluation of the CNPS experiments has shown that the experimental tests could be useful for the ...

Full buildup diodes can cause significant dose perturbation if they are used on most or all of radiotherapy fractions. Given the importance of frequent in vivo measurements in complex treatments, using thin buildup (low-perturbation) diodes instead is gathering interest. However, such diodes are strictly unsuitable for high-energy photons; therefore, their use requires evaluation and careful me...

Monte Carlo (MC) method is the most accurate method for dose calculations in radiotherapy. It has been used in many applications including external photon and electron beam therapy, brachytherapy, etc. (1). MC method has overcome the deficiencies of analytical dose calculation methods in conditions such as tissue inhomogeneities and electronic disequilibrium with small fields(2-5). For the appl...

Accuracy of treatment planning systems may significantly influence the efficacy of brachytherapy. The purpose of this work is a detailed, varied and independent evaluation of an in-house brachytherapy treatment planning software called STPS. Operational accuracy of STPS was investigated. Geometric tests were performed to validate entry and reconstruction of positional information from scanned o...

An x-ray computed tomography (CT) simulator based on the Monte Carlo N-particle radiation transport computer code (MCNP4C) was developed for simulation of both fan- and cone-beam CT scanners. A user-friendly interface running under Matlab 6.5.1 creates the scanner geometry at different views as MCNP4C's input file. The full simulation of x-ray tube, phantom and detectors with single-slice, mult...

The GATE Monte Carlo simulation platform based on the GEANT4 toolkit has come into widespread use for simulating positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging devices. Here, we explore its use for calculating electron dose distributions in water. Mono-energetic electron dose point kernels and pencil beam kernels in water are calculated for dif...

background: in diagnostic radiology lead apron, are usually used to protect patients and radiology staff against ionizing radiation. lead apron is a desirable shield due to high absorption and effective attenuation of x-ray photons in the diagnostic radiology range. objective: although lead aprons have good radiation protection properties, in recent years, researchers have been looking for alte...