ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES

TUĞRUL, TAYLAN

doi:10.51477/mejs.1007935

ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES

Taylan TUĞRUL (Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı, Van, TÜRKİYE)

Middle East Journal of Science

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 160 - 166 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.51477/mejs.1007935 İndeks Tarihi: 22-05-2022

ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES

Öz:

The high-energy photons produced by the Linear accelerator (Linac) induce some nuclearreactions in the materials in the Linac room and Linac head. Neutrons formed as a result of theinteraction of photons with materials are called photoneutrons. The aim of the study is to examine theneutron doses formed in the environment for 6 different photon energies. In the study, the componentsin the Linac head and the Linac chamber are modeled with the help of the Monte Carlo N-Particle(MCNP) program. Then, the flux and dose of photoneutrons formed at 8 different points as a result of 6different photon energies obtained from the Linac head were measured. as can be seen from the results,as the photon energy used in the Linac increases, the resulting dose, and flux of photoneutron increase.It can be understood from the results that the amount of neutron dose to be received by the organs inthe treatment field may be higher than the other organs. Especially in the treatments where the patientis lying in the prone position, there may be a possibility of neutrons reaching the patient spinal cord.Since photoneutrons with high radiobiological ability may pose a risk of secondary cancer for patients,the photon energy chosen for patient treatments should be chosen appropriately and the use ofunnecessary high photon energy should be avoided.

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APA	TUĞRUL T (2021). ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES. , 160 - 166. 10.51477/mejs.1007935
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MLA	TUĞRUL TAYLAN ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES. , 2021, ss.160 - 166. 10.51477/mejs.1007935
AMA	TUĞRUL T ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES. . 2021; 160 - 166. 10.51477/mejs.1007935
Vancouver	TUĞRUL T ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES. . 2021; 160 - 166. 10.51477/mejs.1007935
IEEE	TUĞRUL T "ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES." , ss.160 - 166, 2021. 10.51477/mejs.1007935
ISNAD	TUĞRUL, TAYLAN. "ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES". (2021), 160-166. https://doi.org/10.51477/mejs.1007935

APA	TUĞRUL T (2021). ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES. Middle East Journal of Science, 7(2), 160 - 166. 10.51477/mejs.1007935
Chicago	TUĞRUL TAYLAN ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES. Middle East Journal of Science 7, no.2 (2021): 160 - 166. 10.51477/mejs.1007935
MLA	TUĞRUL TAYLAN ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES. Middle East Journal of Science, vol.7, no.2, 2021, ss.160 - 166. 10.51477/mejs.1007935
AMA	TUĞRUL T ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES. Middle East Journal of Science. 2021; 7(2): 160 - 166. 10.51477/mejs.1007935
Vancouver	TUĞRUL T ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES. Middle East Journal of Science. 2021; 7(2): 160 - 166. 10.51477/mejs.1007935
IEEE	TUĞRUL T "ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES." Middle East Journal of Science, 7, ss.160 - 166, 2021. 10.51477/mejs.1007935
ISNAD	TUĞRUL, TAYLAN. "ESTIMATION OF NEUTRONS OCCURRING IN THE LINAC ROOM AT DIFFERENTPHOTON ENERGIES". Middle East Journal of Science 7/2 (2021), 160-166. https://doi.org/10.51477/mejs.1007935