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Neutrons have a high biological effectiveness. Therefore, patient exposition to them represents a relevant issue and consequences to this exposure, regarding secondary cancer induction, must be clarified. The aim of this work was to make a complete study on the production of photoneutrons in radiotherapy facilities. Detailed Monte Carlo simulation, using MCNPX code, was performed to characterize the neutron generation in a Siemens PRIMUS linac operating at 15 MV and to determine the fluence energy distributions inside the treatment room. This information is mandatory to understand the response, under radiotherapy conditions, of a new neutron digital detector developed by our group.
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Gónzalez-Soto, X. et al. (2013). Neutron Distribution in Radiotherapy Treatment Rooms. In: Long, M. (eds) World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering May 26-31, 2012, Beijing, China. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 39. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29305-4_326
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