Background: Monte Carlo (MC) modeling of a linear accelerator is a prerequisite for Monte Carlo dose calculations in external beam radiotherapy. In this study, a simple and efficient model was developed for Elekta SL-25 linear accelerator using MCNP4C Monte Carlo code Materials and methods: The head of Elekta SL-25 linac was simulated for 6 and 18 MV photon beams using MCNP4C MC code. Energ...

introduction:  90 sr/ 90 y source  has  been  used  for  the  intravascular  brachytherapy  to  prevent  coronary  restenosis in the patients who have undergone angioplasty. the aim of this research is to determine the  dose distribution of  90 sr/ 90 y source in a water phantom.  materials  and  methods:  in  the  present  work,  mcnp  code  has  been  applied  to  calculate  the  dose  distri...

bebig ruthenium-106 ophthalmic plaques have been used for treatment of uveal melanoma, retinoblastoma, melanoma of the iris and other special applications for many years. the plaques consist of a thin film of 106ru, a beta emitter, encapsulated in pure silver. the present work proposes a new mathematical eye model for ophthalmic brachytherapy dosimetry. this new model includes detailed descript...

Currently, the use of blood irradiation for inactivating pathogenic microbes in infected blood products and preventing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in immune suppressed patients is greater than ever before. In these systems, dose distribution and uniformity are two important concepts that should be checked. In this study, dosimetry of the gamma chamber blood irradiator model Gammacell 3000 ...

Calibrations of an HPGe detector were made with respect to photon energy and angle of incidence for the use in field gamma spectrometry. The same detector was modelled in MCNP4C and simulated. This revealed some significant differences between the theoretical (simulated) efficiency and the measured efficiency of the detector, especially at lower energies. In order to investigate the reason for ...

The generation of nodal cross sections and equivalence parameters for prismatic VHTR core components is discussed. For fuel-block cross section generation, a conventional single-block model with a reflective boundary condition is used. A one-dimensional fuel-reflector model is proposed for reflector cross section generation in order to accurately represent the significant neutron spectrum varia...