Simulation of photon attenuation through aluminium using e-radiation simulator (EGS5 code)

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spelling 12270 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=12270 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072 Restricted Document Article Journal application/pdf 11 1.6 Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 20 Paper Capture Plug-in abc 2019-01-03 19:44:48 6570-01-FH02-FSK-19-33044.pdf UniSZA Private Access Simulation of photon attenuation through aluminium using e-radiation simulator (EGS5 code) Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences Radiation education is necessary for a wide variety of people, such as radiation workers and students of medical imaging. In order to understand radiation behaviour inside the material, we have developed an e-radiation simulator by using Monte Carlo simulation programme (EGS5 code). Anyone who has no programming knowledge will able to simulate photons in a material through this easy to use web-based environment radiation simulator. To validate our simulator, we calculate photon linear attenuation coefficient (µ) of an aluminium material which commonly used as a filter in diagnostic radiology. For the sake of comparison, we calculate at high energy photon of 662 keV to compare our results of µ with the XCOM database and literature. Consequently, the results from the developed simulator comparable with the database and literature for the case of photon attenuation study. 11 1 173-183
spellingShingle Simulation of photon attenuation through aluminium using e-radiation simulator (EGS5 code)
summary Radiation education is necessary for a wide variety of people, such as radiation workers and students of medical imaging. In order to understand radiation behaviour inside the material, we have developed an e-radiation simulator by using Monte Carlo simulation programme (EGS5 code). Anyone who has no programming knowledge will able to simulate photons in a material through this easy to use web-based environment radiation simulator. To validate our simulator, we calculate photon linear attenuation coefficient (µ) of an aluminium material which commonly used as a filter in diagnostic radiology. For the sake of comparison, we calculate at high energy photon of 662 keV to compare our results of µ with the XCOM database and literature. Consequently, the results from the developed simulator comparable with the database and literature for the case of photon attenuation study.
title Simulation of photon attenuation through aluminium using e-radiation simulator (EGS5 code)
title_full Simulation of photon attenuation through aluminium using e-radiation simulator (EGS5 code)
title_fullStr Simulation of photon attenuation through aluminium using e-radiation simulator (EGS5 code)
title_full_unstemmed Simulation of photon attenuation through aluminium using e-radiation simulator (EGS5 code)
title_short Simulation of photon attenuation through aluminium using e-radiation simulator (EGS5 code)
title_sort simulation of photon attenuation through aluminium using e-radiation simulator (egs5 code)