Intercomparision of Monte Carlo Radiation Transport Codes MCNPX, GEANT4, and FLUKA for Simulating Proton Radiotherapy of the Eye

S. D. Randeniya; P. J. Taddei; W. D. Newhauser; P. Yepes

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A9310

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Intercomparision of Monte Carlo Radiation Transport Codes MCNPX, GEANT4, and FLUKA for Simulating Proton Radiotherapy of the Eye

S. D. Randeniya, P. J. Taddei, W. D. Newhauser, P. Yepes

Nuclear Technology / Volume 168 / Number 3 / December 2009 / Pages 810-814

MC Calculations / Special Issue on the 11th International Conference on Radiation Shielding and the 15th Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division (PART 3) / Radiation Protection / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A9310

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Monte Carlo simulations of an ocular treatment beamline consisting of a nozzle and a water phantom were carried out using MCNPX, GEANT4, and FLUKA to compare the dosimetric accuracy and the simulation efficiency of the codes. Simulated central axis percent depth-dose profiles and cross-field dose profiles were compared with experimentally measured data for the comparison. Simulation speed was evaluated by comparing the number of proton histories simulated per second using each code. The results indicate that all the Monte Carlo transport codes calculate sufficiently accurate proton dose distributions in the eye and that the FLUKA transport code has the highest simulation efficiency.