Download | - View accepted manuscript: Increasing efficiency of BEAMnrc-simulated Co-60 beams using directional source biasing (PDF, 2.8 MiB)
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DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4930060 |
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Author | Search for: Walters, B. R. B.1 |
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Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Measurement Science and Standards
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Format | Text, Article |
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Abstract | This study describes the implementation of a directional source biasing (DSB) scheme for efficiently simulating Cobalt-60 treatment heads using the BEAMnrc Monte Carlo code. Pre-10 vious simulation of Co-60 beams with BEAMnrc were impractical because of the time required to track photons not directed into the treatment field as well as secondary charged particles (> 100 hours on 15 1.8 GHz CPU's to obtain < 0.1% uncertainty on doses in 0.5 em x 0.5 em x 0.5 em voxels in water). |
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Publication date | 2015-09-15 |
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Language | English |
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Peer reviewed | Yes |
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NPARC number | 21274991 |
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Record identifier | eb84c766-f9e6-445b-b7ad-42445a7b104e |
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Record created | 2015-05-04 |
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Record modified | 2020-06-04 |
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