Title
Neutron shielding verification measurements and simulations for a 235-MeV proton therapy center
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2002
Abstract
The neutron shielding at the Massachusetts General Hospital's 235-MeV proton therapy facility was investigated with measurements, analytical calculations, and realistic three-dimensional Monte Carlo simulations. In 37 of 40 cases studied, the analytical calculations predicted higher neutron dose equivalent rates outside the shielding than the measured, typically by more than a factor of 10, and in some cases more than 100. Monte Carlo predictions of dose equivalent at three locations are, on average, 1.1 times the measured values. Except at one location, all of the analytical model predictions and Monte Carlo simulations overestimate neutron dose equivalent. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
First Page
80
Last Page
84
Recommended Citation
Newhauser, W., Titt, U., Dexheimer, D., Yan, X., & Nill, S. (2002). Neutron shielding verification measurements and simulations for a 235-MeV proton therapy center. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 476 (1-2), 80-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01400-0