Experiments and Monte Carlo simulations on multiple Coulomb scattering of protons

[Background and purpose] Monte Carlo simulations as well as analytical computations of proton transport in material media require accurate values of multiple Coulomb scattering (MCS) angles. High-quality experimental data on MCS angles in the energy range for proton therapy are, however, sparse. In...

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Autores: Verbeek, Nico, Wulff, Jörg, Janson, Martin, Bäumer, Christian, Zahid, Sameera, Timmermann, Beate, Brualla Barberá, Lorenzo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/415066
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/415066
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85104947255
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Geant4
Monte Carlo
PENELOPE
PENH
TOPAS
Multiple scattering
Proton
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Sumario:[Background and purpose] Monte Carlo simulations as well as analytical computations of proton transport in material media require accurate values of multiple Coulomb scattering (MCS) angles. High-quality experimental data on MCS angles in the energy range for proton therapy are, however, sparse. In this work, MCS modeling in proton transport was evaluated employing an experimental method to measure these angles on a medical proton beamline in clinically relevant materials. Results are compared to Monte Carlo simulations and analytical models.