A comprehensive Monte Carlo study of out-of-field secondary neutron spectra in a scanned-beam proton therapy gantry room
Franz Siegfried Englbrecht, Sebastian Trinkl, V. Mares, W. Rühm, M. Wieluński, Jan J. Wilkens, Martin Hillbrand, Katia Parodi
Topics & Concepts
NeutronProtonProton therapyBeam (structure)IsocenterMonte Carlo methodPhysicsImaging phantomSpectral lineNeutron sourceRange (aeronautics)Neutron temperatureBragg peakMaterials scienceNuclear physicsOpticsStatisticsMathematicsAstronomyComposite materialRadiation Therapy and DosimetryAdvanced Radiotherapy TechniquesBoron Compounds in Chemistry