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Determination of buildup factors for some human tissues using both MCNP5 and Phy-X / PSD

  • Mohammad M. Alda'ajeh (Department of Physics, The University of Jordan) ;
  • J.M. Sharaf (Department of Physics, The University of Jordan) ;
  • H.H. Saleh (Department of Radiography, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University) ;
  • Mefleh S. Hamideen (Department of Scientific Basic Sciences, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Al Balqa Applied University)
  • Received : 2022.11.05
  • Accepted : 2023.08.14
  • Published : 2023.12.25
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Abstract

In this article, Exposure Buildup Factor(EBF) and the Energy Absorption Buildup Factor(EABF) have been determined for blood, brain, and muscle using the Monte Carlo method which is represented by MCNP5 codes and compared with geometric progression(G-P) fitting method which is represented by Phy-X/PSD online platform. The novelty of the present work is used an energy source of less than 0.1 MeV to determine buildup factors using MCNP5 and using Phy-X/PSD for some human tissues. thus, the energy range used in this case study was 0.06-3 MeV for penetration depths covered 0.5-3 MFP. Results of MCNP5 and Phy-X/PSD are validated against reference values of water that were reported at ANS-6.4.3. present results of EABFs and EBFs for the previously mentioned human tissues appeared good agreement between MCNP5 in comparison with Phy-X/PSD, whereas, the maximum average relative deviation did not exceed 2.37%. results of our article can be used in different medical applications, such as brachytherapy, radiotherapy, and diagnostics.

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