Gate-simulation of dose G4: David Nokto & Anette Kniberg
Clinical background Organs with radioactive isotope (source organs) …. …irradiate other organs (target organs).
Estimating dose -
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Purpose Goal of miniproject: create a simple simulation that calculates the dose in the target organ from the source organ Progress thus far: a simulation with a point source and cylinder shaped phantom tissue has been run with readable output.
Source Preliminary tests with Technetium-99m Energy: ca 140 keV Decay time: ca 6 hours
Next steps for our project Interpret the generated output A more controlled simulation Set energy cuts More types of interactions (now: just compton) Volume to source (now: a point source) Gradually increase complexity (change isotope, geometries)