Simulations and Backgrounds

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GEANT4 vs. Experimental Data

  • Benchmarking of monte carlo simulation of bremsstrahlung from thick targets at radiotherapy energies

B. A. Faddegon, M. Asai, J. Perl, C. Ross, J. Sempau, J. Tinslay, and F. Salvat. Med. Phys. 35 (2008) 4308 media:MedPhys.35.4308.pdf


GEANT4 Geometry

The example geometry is shown here:

BubbleEx.gif


GEANT4 Photon-Inelastic Model: CHIPS Gamma Nuclear has this cross section for:

G4 CrossSection.gif


Relevant Cross Sections

  • Photo-Nuclear Cross Sections:
CrossSections.gif
  1. 16O(γ,α)12C media:cs16Oga.txt (Eg (MeV), Cross Section (b))
  2. 17O(γ,α)13C media:cs17Oga.txt
  3. 18O(γ,α)14C media:cs18Oga.txt
  4. 14N(γ,p)13C media:cs14Ngp.txt


  • Neutron Elastic Cross Sections:
  1. 16O(n,n) media:cs16Onn.txt (En (MeV), Cross Section (b))
  2. 14N(n,n) media:cs14Nnn.txt
Cs16Onn.gif
Cs14Nnn.gif