The influence of nuclear models and Monte Carlo radiation transport codes on stray neutron dose estimations in proton therapy

M. de Saint-Hubert (1) , J. Farah (2) , M. Klodowska (3) , M.T. Romero-Expósito (4, 5) , K. Tyminska (6) , V. Mares (7) , P. Olko (8) , L. Stolarczyk (8) , S. Trinkl (9)

1 SCK-CEN - Centre d'Etude de l'Energie Nucléaire
2 IRSN/PSE-SANTE - Pôle Santé Environnement - Direction Santé
3 Addenbrooke's Hospital
4 Département de physique [Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]
5 INTEC - Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo
6 Helmholtz Zentrum München = German Research Center for Environmental Health
7 Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN
8 Aarhus University Hospital
9 BfS - Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz - Federal Office for Radiation Protection

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Bioengineering; Nuclear medicine; Life Sciences [q-bio]

M. de Saint-Hubert, J. Farah, M. Klodowska, M.T. Romero-Expósito, K. Tyminska, et al.. The influence of nuclear models and Monte Carlo radiation transport codes on stray neutron dose estimations in proton therapy. Radiation Measurements, 2022, 150, pp.106693. ⟨10.1016/j.radmeas.2021.106693⟩. ⟨irsn-03715486⟩