Verification of Monte Carlo calculations in fast neutron therapy using silicon microdosimetry

Authors

I. Cornelius, University of WollongongFollow
Anatoly B. Rosenfeld, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

10672

Publication Details

This article was originally published as: Cornelius, IM and Rosenfeld, AB, Verification of Monte Carlo calculations in fast neutron therapy using silicon microdosimetry, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, June 2004, 51(3)3, 873-877. Copyright IEEE 2004.

Abstract

Silicon microdosimetry measurements in Fast Neutron Therapy were simulated using the GEANT4 Monte Carlo toolkit. The possibility of using silicon microdosimeters for verification of Monte Carlo based treatment planning systems in hadron therapy is suggested.