MULECS: The Monash University low energy compton scattering package

J. M C Brown; M. R. Dimmock; J. E. Gillam; D. M. Paganin

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154623

MULECS: The Monash University low energy compton scattering package

J. M C Brown, M. R. Dimmock, J. E. Gillam, D. M. Paganin

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Monte Carlo based radiation transport modelling is a useful tool in evaluating the interaction and effect of radiation in a defined environment. The process of simulating Compton scattering is of interest in a large number of different fields. Of the range of available Monte Carlo radiation transport programs, Geant4, one of the most popular, integrated the effects of Doppler broadening into their standard low energy Compton scattering package in 2008. However, there still exists a significant limitation within this standard Compton scattering package regarding the algorithms that determine the emission direction of Compton electrons. Here we outline the development of the Monash University Low Energy Compton Scattering (MULECS) package. The package addresses the current limitation of Compton electron directionality of Geant4 through the inclusion of additional directional information of the pre-collision momentum. MULECS is intended to replace the standard Compton scattering package of Geant4 to improve the accuracy of emission imaging simulations below 2 MeV.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1385-1389
Number of pages	5
Volume	NP4
ISBN (Print)	9781467301183
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154623
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference 2011 - Conference Center, Sorolla and Meliá hotels, Valencia, Spain Duration: 23 Oct 2011 → 29 Oct 2011

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Conference	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference 2011
Abbreviated title	NSS/MIC 2011
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Valencia
Period	23/10/11 → 29/10/11

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Brown, JMC, Dimmock, MR, Gillam, JE & Paganin, DM 2012, MULECS: The Monash University low energy compton scattering package. in 2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. vol. NP4, IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 1385-1389, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference 2011, Valencia, Spain, 23/10/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154623

MULECS: The Monash University low energy compton scattering package. / Brown, J. M C; Dimmock, M. R.; Gillam, J. E. et al.
2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. Vol. NP4 IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2012. p. 1385-1389.

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