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Some Examples for the Application of the Monte Carlo Code EGS

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Computer Techniques in Radiation Transport and Dosimetry

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From a long list of applications of the code EGS1 at DESY, I will select three topics because they are directly connected with the protection of men and material against radiation. Furthermore, two of them imply the possibility to test EGS by comparing its data with experimental results.

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Dinter, H. (1980). Some Examples for the Application of the Monte Carlo Code EGS. In: Nelson, W.R., Jenkins, T.M. (eds) Computer Techniques in Radiation Transport and Dosimetry. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3608-2_13

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