Study of Photoneutron Production for the ۱۸ MV Photon Beam of the Siemens Medical linac by Monte Carlo Simulation
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Abstract:
Background: Considering the importance of photoneutron production in linear accelerators, it is necessary to describe and measure the photoneutrons produced around modern linear accelerators. Objective: The aim of the present research is to study photoneutron production for the ۱۸ MV photon beam of a Siemens Primus Plus medical linear accelerator.Material and Methods: This study is an experimental study. The main components of the head of Siemens Primus Plus linac were simulated using MCNPX ۲.۷.۰ code. The contribution of different components of the linac in photoneutron production, neutron source strength, neutron source strength and photon and electron spectra were calculated for the flattening filter and flattening filter free cases for the ۱۸ MV photon beam, and was scored for three fields of ۵ × ۵ cm۲, ۱۰ × ۱۰ cm۲ and ۲۰ × ۲۰ cm۲ in size. Results: The results show that the primary collimator has the largest contribution to production of neutrons. Moreover, the photon fluence for the flattening filter free case is ۸.۶۲, ۶.۵۱ and ۴.۶۲ times higher than the flattening filter case for the three fields, respectively. The electron fluences for the flattening filter free case are ۴.۶۲, ۲.۹۳ and ۲.۷۹ times higher than with flattening filter case for the three fields under study, respectively. In addition to these cases, by increasing the field size, the contribution of neutron production related to the jaws is reduced, so that when the field size increases from ۵ × ۵ cm۲ to ۲۰ × ۲۰ cm۲, a ۱۷.۹۳% decrease in photoneutron production was observed. Conclusion: In all of the accelerators, the neutron strength also increases with increasing energy. The calculated neutron strength was equal to ۰.۸۳×۱۰۱۲ neutron Gy −۱ at the isocenter.
Keywords:
Neutron Contamination , Particle Accelerators , ۱۸ MV Photon Beam , Monte Carlo Method , Electrons , Neutron Source Strength , Proton Spectrum
Authors
H Dowlatabadi
PhD, Physics Department, School of Sciences, Payame Noor University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
A A Mowlavi
PhD, Physics Department, School of Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
M Ghorbani
PhD, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
S Mohammadi
PhD, Physics Department, School of Sciences, Payame Noor University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
C Knaup
PhD, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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