Deterministic and Monte Carlo codes for multiple scattering photon transport

Deterministic and Monte Carlo techniques compete to provide the best description of transport problems. This article presents three examples from our experience in photon transport, which illustrate the close complementarity of these two approaches. ► Deterministic and Monte Carlo (MC) techniques ar...

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Published inApplied radiation and isotopes Vol. 70; no. 3; pp. 550 - 555
Main Authors Fernández, Jorge E., Scot, Viviana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2012
Subjects
Compton profile
Determinist transport
Monte Carlo simulation
Natural width
Photon–electron transport
Compton profile
Photon–electron transport
Determinist transport
Natural width
Monte Carlo simulation
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Summary:Deterministic and Monte Carlo techniques compete to provide the best description of transport problems. This article presents three examples from our experience in photon transport, which illustrate the close complementarity of these two approaches. ► Deterministic and Monte Carlo (MC) techniques are complementary. ► Three examples of photon transport illustrate the need of both approaches. ► MC algorithm of the Compton profile is refined using a deterministic model. ► A deterministic approachoutperforms MC to describethe natural line breath. ► A new improved photon kernel is defined using a MC coupled electron–photon code.
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ISSN:0969-8043
1872-9800
DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.11.046