Development of an open-source GUI computer program for modelling irradiation of multi-segmented phantoms using grid-based system for PHITS
The Monte Carlo (MC) method has become an indispensable part of the nuclear radiation research field. Several widely used and well-known MC packages were developed for simulation of radiation transport and interaction with matter. All these MC packages require users to prepare an input script. The i...
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| author | Hiroshi Watabe Kwan Ngok Yu Nursel Safakatti Mehrdad Shahmohammadi Beni |
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| description | The Monte Carlo (MC) method has become an indispensable part of the nuclear radiation research field. Several widely used and well-known MC packages were developed for simulation of radiation transport and interaction with matter. All these MC packages require users to prepare an input script. The input script can become lengthy for complex models. The process of preparing these input scripts is time-consuming and error-prone. In the present work, we have developed an open-source GUI computer program for modelling radiation transport and interaction in multi-segmented slab phantoms using grid-based system for the widely used PHITS MC package. The developed tools would be useful for future users of PHITS MC package and particularly inexperienced users. The present program is distributed under GPL license and all users can freely download, modify and redistribute the program without any restrictions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3ee311b0d3e4bc8a32bc5a4f57ef1be2023-01-12T04:18:37ZengElsevierNuclear Engineering and Technology1738-57332023-01-01551373377Development of an open-source GUI computer program for modelling irradiation of multi-segmented phantoms using grid-based system for PHITSHiroshi Watabe0Kwan Ngok Yu1Nursel Safakatti2Mehrdad Shahmohammadi Beni3Division of Radiation Protection and Safety Control, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, JapanDepartment of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, ChinaGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8579, JapanDivision of Radiation Protection and Safety Control, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan; Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China; Corresponding author. Division of Radiation Protection and Safety Control, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan.The Monte Carlo (MC) method has become an indispensable part of the nuclear radiation research field. Several widely used and well-known MC packages were developed for simulation of radiation transport and interaction with matter. All these MC packages require users to prepare an input script. The input script can become lengthy for complex models. The process of preparing these input scripts is time-consuming and error-prone. In the present work, we have developed an open-source GUI computer program for modelling radiation transport and interaction in multi-segmented slab phantoms using grid-based system for the widely used PHITS MC package. The developed tools would be useful for future users of PHITS MC package and particularly inexperienced users. The present program is distributed under GPL license and all users can freely download, modify and redistribute the program without any restrictions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573322004144Monte Carlo methodOpen-source softwarePHITSIonizing radiationMulti-segmented phantoms |
| spellingShingle | Hiroshi Watabe Kwan Ngok Yu Nursel Safakatti Mehrdad Shahmohammadi Beni Development of an open-source GUI computer program for modelling irradiation of multi-segmented phantoms using grid-based system for PHITS Nuclear Engineering and Technology Monte Carlo method Open-source software PHITS Ionizing radiation Multi-segmented phantoms |
| title | Development of an open-source GUI computer program for modelling irradiation of multi-segmented phantoms using grid-based system for PHITS |
| title_full | Development of an open-source GUI computer program for modelling irradiation of multi-segmented phantoms using grid-based system for PHITS |
| title_fullStr | Development of an open-source GUI computer program for modelling irradiation of multi-segmented phantoms using grid-based system for PHITS |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of an open-source GUI computer program for modelling irradiation of multi-segmented phantoms using grid-based system for PHITS |
| title_short | Development of an open-source GUI computer program for modelling irradiation of multi-segmented phantoms using grid-based system for PHITS |
| title_sort | development of an open source gui computer program for modelling irradiation of multi segmented phantoms using grid based system for phits |
| topic | Monte Carlo method Open-source software PHITS Ionizing radiation Multi-segmented phantoms |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573322004144 |
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