title: COMPREHENSIVE RADIATION DOSE MEASUREMENTS AND MONTE CARLO SIMULATION FOR THE 7Li(p,n) ACCELERATOR NEUTRON FIELD.
abstract: In order to investigate the radiation dose dependence on the incident proton energy, neutron and gamma-ray doses were measured using a tissue-equivalent proportional counter in the proton energy range of 1.95-2.50 MeV for the McMaster7Li(p,n) neutron facility. Microdosimetric spectra were collected, and absorbed doses were determined at various positions inside the irradiation cavity, along the lateral axis and outside the shield to find out the spatial distributions of neutron and gamma-ray doses for each proton energy. In parallel with the absorbed dose measurements, MCNP Monte Carlo simulations were carried out and neutron fluence spectra were computed at various positions, which enabled determination of the neutron weighting factors. It was found that neutrons make a substantially dominant contribution to the total equivalent dose for most proton energies and positions. The effective dose for a human subject increased from 0.058 to 1.306 μSv μA-1min-1with the increase of proton energy from 1.95 to 2.5 MeV. It is expected that the reported data will be useful for7Li(p,n) accelerator neutron users.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1 darvis@mcmaster.ca.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Darvish-Molla
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1.
authors.forename: W V
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Prestwich
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Byun
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000528:radiation effects; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009502:Neutrons; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011522:Protons; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D011522:Protons; D008094:Lithium