Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2014, Pages 635–641
Maged Mohammed1, T. El Bardouni2, H. Boukhal3, M. Azahra4, and E. Chakir5
1 Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laborator, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Sciences, Tetouan, Morocco
2 Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laboratory, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Sciences, Tetuan, Morocco
3 Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laboratory, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Sciences, Tetuan, Morocco
4 Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laboratory, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Sciences, Tetuan, Morocco
5 Nuclear Physic Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Kenitra, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The Monte Carlo method is the most accurate method for the simulation of radiotherapy equipment. Linear accelerator (Linac) is currently the most widely used in radiotherapy center's machines. In this work we run the Monte Carlo code EGSnrc under the platform BEAMnrc to calculation of important photon beam parameters by modeling the head of the linear accelerator SATURNE43.The aim of this study was to calculate the dosimetric functions, namely: the dose profile and Percentage depth dose (PDD) for a 12 MV photon beam generated by Linac SATURNE43 and delivered in a water phantom. Photons are generated by the bremsstrahlung effect of electrons during interaction with the tungsten target. All calculations are done by considering a square field dimension 10x10cm
Author Keywords: SATURNE43, Monte Carlo, EGSnrc, dose distribution, TPS.
Maged Mohammed1, T. El Bardouni2, H. Boukhal3, M. Azahra4, and E. Chakir5
1 Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laborator, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Sciences, Tetouan, Morocco
2 Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laboratory, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Sciences, Tetuan, Morocco
3 Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laboratory, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Sciences, Tetuan, Morocco
4 Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laboratory, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculty of Sciences, Tetuan, Morocco
5 Nuclear Physic Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Kenitra, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The Monte Carlo method is the most accurate method for the simulation of radiotherapy equipment. Linear accelerator (Linac) is currently the most widely used in radiotherapy center's machines. In this work we run the Monte Carlo code EGSnrc under the platform BEAMnrc to calculation of important photon beam parameters by modeling the head of the linear accelerator SATURNE43.The aim of this study was to calculate the dosimetric functions, namely: the dose profile and Percentage depth dose (PDD) for a 12 MV photon beam generated by Linac SATURNE43 and delivered in a water phantom. Photons are generated by the bremsstrahlung effect of electrons during interaction with the tungsten target. All calculations are done by considering a square field dimension 10x10cm
Author Keywords: SATURNE43, Monte Carlo, EGSnrc, dose distribution, TPS.
How to Cite this Article
Maged Mohammed, T. El Bardouni, H. Boukhal, M. Azahra, and E. Chakir, “Implementation of the EGSnrc / BEAMnrc Monte Carlo code - Application to medical accelerator SATURNE43,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 635–641, July 2014.
