title: QUADOS intercomparison: a summary of photon and charged particle problems.
abstract: QUADOS, a Concerted Action of the European Commission, has promoted an intercomparison aimed at evaluating the use of computational codes for dosimetry in radiation protection and medical physics. This intercomparison was open to all users of radiation transport codes. Eight problems were selected for their relevance to the radiation dosimetry community, five of which involved photon and proton transport. This paper focuses on the analysis of the photon and charged particle problems. The neutron problems were presented in a paper at the NEUDOS9 conference.
authors.affiliation: ENEA ION-IRP, Via dei Colli 16, I-40136 Bologna, Italy. guald@bologna.enea.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gualdrini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agosteo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ménard
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chartier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grosswendt
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kodeli
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Leuthold
authors.forename: B R L
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Siebert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tagziria
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terrissol
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zankl
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005062:European Union; D008954:Models, Biological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D017785:Photons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012984:Software; D012986:Software Validation