Monte Carlo Transport of Electrons and Photons

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Overview of Photon and Electron Monte Carlo....Pages 3-20
Multiple-Scattering Angular Deflections and Energy- Loss Straggling....Pages 21-56
Electron Stopping Powers for Transport Calculations....Pages 57-80
Cross Sections for Bremsstrahlung Production and Electron-Impact Ionization....Pages 81-114
Electron Step-Size Artefacts and PRESTA....Pages 115-137
20-MeV Electrons on a Slab of Water....Pages 139-149
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
An Overview of ETRAN Monte Carlo Methods....Pages 153-181
ETRAN — Experimental Benchmarks....Pages 183-219
Applications of ETRAN Monte Carlo Codes....Pages 221-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Structure and Operation of the ITS Code System....Pages 249-262
Applications of the ITS Codes....Pages 263-284
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
Structure and Operation of the EGS4 Code System....Pages 287-305
Experimental Benchmarks of EGS....Pages 307-321
A Comparison of EGS and ETRAN....Pages 323-342
Front Matter....Pages 343-343
Low-Energy Monte Carlo and W-Values....Pages 345-360
Electron Track Simulation For Microdosimetry....Pages 361-382
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Geometry Methods and Packages....Pages 385-405
Variance-Reduction Techniques....Pages 407-419
Electron Transport in $$\\vec E$$ and $${\\mathbf{\\vec B}}$$ Fields....Pages 421-434
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
Electron Pencil-Beam Calculations....Pages 437-452
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
Monte Carlo Simulation of Radiation Treatment Machine Heads....Pages 453-468
Positron Emission Tomography Applications of EGS....Pages 469-484
Stopping-Power Ratios for Dosimetry....Pages 485-501
Photon Monte Carlo Transport in Radiation Protection....Pages 503-522
Simulation of Dosimeter Response and Interface Effects....Pages 523-547
Dose Calculations for Radiation Treatment Planning....Pages 549-571
Three-Dimensional Dose Calculation for Total Body Irradiation....Pages 573-598
High-Energy Physics Applications of EGS....Pages 599-622
Back Matter....Pages 623-638