Dose assesment with fast Monte Carlo codes in interventional radiology
This study presents the performance of two fast Monte Carlo codes, PENELOPE/penEasyIR and MCGPU-IR in order to assess operator doses in interventional radiology. In particular, it aims to validate the calculations when workers are protected with shielding located between the patient and the operator...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/399247 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/399247 https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncac244 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Monte Carlo method Radiation--Safety measures Numerical analysis Interventional radiology Monte Carlo PyMCGPU-IR Montecarlo, Mètode de Radiació--Mesures de seguretat Anàlisi numèrica Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria biomèdica |
| Sumario: | This study presents the performance of two fast Monte Carlo codes, PENELOPE/penEasyIR and MCGPU-IR in order to assess operator doses in interventional radiology. In particular, it aims to validate the calculations when workers are protected with shielding located between the patient and the operator. The experiments are performed in a calibration laboratory and measurements are gathered using Thermo EPD and Mirion DMC personal active dosemeters. Calculation efficiency of the fast Monte Carlo codes is approximately four orders of magnitude greater than for a standard Monte Carlo code. Satisfactory agreement between measurements and calculations is shown. |
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