EGS (program)
The EGS (Electron Gamma Shower) computer code system is a general purpose package for the Monte Carlo simulation of the coupled transport of electrons and photons in an arbitrary geometry for particles with energies from a few keV up to several TeV.[1] It was developed at SLAC. Some have referred to EGS as the de facto gold standard for clinical radiation dosimetry.[2] FLURZnrc is an add-on for EGS that calculates particle flux.[3] CAVRZnrc is an add-on for ion chamber simulations. SPRRZnrc calculates stopping power ratios.
The SLAC version of EGS is no longer actively developed. There are two forks which are being actively maintained:
- EGSnrc, maintained by the Ionizing Radiation Standards Group, Institute for National Measurement Standards, National Research Council of Canada [1]
- EGS, maintained by KEK, the Japanese particle physics research facility [2]
EGSnrc
EGSnrc is a Monte Carlo code system for simulating radiation therapy sources. It is a fork of the EGS code system for the coupled transport of electrons and photons which incorporates BEAMnrc.[4] BEAMnrc was developed as part of the OMEGA project, a collaboration between the National Research Council of Canada and a research group at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[5][6] All types of medical linear accelerators can be modelled using the codes component module system.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Michael Ljungberg; Sven-Erik Strand; Michael A. King (2012). Monte Carlo Calculations in Nuclear Medicine, Second Edition. CRC Press. pp. Chapter 10, 175–195. ISBN 9781439841099.
- ^ Zaidi, Habib (2006). Quantitative analysis in nuclear medicine imaging. Springer. p. 160. ISBN 9780387254449.
- ^ Monte Carlo Calculations in Nuclear Medicine, Second Edition: Applications. Edited by Michael Ljungberg, Sven-Erik Strand, Michael A. King
- ^ "EGSnrc: software tool to model radiation transport". National Research Council Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ Rogers, D. W. O. (1995). "BEAM: A Monte Carlo code to simulate radiotherapy treatment units". Medical Physics. 22 (5): 503. doi:10.1118/1.597552.
- ^ MIHAILESCU, D; BORCIA, C (2014). "Monte Carlo simulation of the electron beams produced by a linear accelerator for intra-operative radiation therapy" (PDF). Romanian Reports in Physics. 66 (1): 61–74.
- ^ Doerner, E; Hartmann, G H (21 May 2012). "Development and validation of a BEAMnrc component module for a miniature multileaf collimator". Physics in Medicine and Biology. 57 (10): 3093–3105. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/57/10/3093.
External links
- Home page of EGS on National Research Council (Canada) pages
- Electron Gamma Shower...Explained
- NRC BEAMnrc page
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