Calculation of dose distributions produced by 6 MeV photon beam at variable depth in 3D Water Phantom using the MCNP4C2
published by Damascus University
in 2014
in Physics
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العربية
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Abstract in English
To calculate the dose distributions of 6 MeV photon beam at variable depth
in 3D water phantom the MCNP4C2 code was used, and the simulated dose
profile was compared with that of the treatment planning computer system
(TPS), and a good agreement was found between them.
In conclusion, the MCNP4C2 code package presents a good tool adaptable
to get dose distributions for the 6MeV photon beam and it can be considered as
confirmed method for patient dose calculations.
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