Monte Carlo calculation of electron spectra produced in water phantoms by 20 keV-1 GeV photons
作者:
M.L. Rustgi,
L.N. Pandey,
Ram Raj,
S.A. T. Long,
期刊:
Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids
(Taylor Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 110,
issue 3-4
页码: 375-383
ISSN:1042-0150
年代: 1989
DOI:10.1080/10420158908212971
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: electron spectra;photon irradiation;water phantoms;Monte Carlo simulation;high energy photon effects
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
A Monte Carlo calculation for the energy spectra of electrons and positrons produced in infinite and semiinfinite water phantoms by photons ranging in energies from 20 keV to 1 GeV are presented. The dominant processes considered are the photoelectric effect, Auger effect, Compton effect, pair, and triplet production. Bremsstrahlung produced by electrons and positrons with energies greater than 1 MeV is also included. The effect of multiple Compton scattering, not considered in the earlier calculation, for the infinite phantom for photon energies higher than 2 MeV has been incorporated. For a semi-infinite phantom, multiple Compton scattering and backscattering through the top are considered. The results are compared with the earlier calculations for the first-collision spectrum. It is found that the inclusion of multiple Compton scattering significantly increases the average number of electrons/cm3per photon/cm2at all energies considered whereas bremsstrahlung reduces the number of high energy electrons and produces more low energy electrons in the spectrum.
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