Pitfalls and modelling inconsistencies in computational radiation dosimetry: Lessons learnt from the QUADOS intercomparison. Part II: Photons, electrons and protons

R.A. Price (1) , G. Gualdrini (2) , S. Agosteo , S. Ménard (3) , J.-L. Chartier (3) , B. Grosswendt (4) , I. Kodeli , G.P. Leuthold (5) , B.R.L. Siebert , H. Tagziria (6) , R.J. Tanner (7) , M. Terrissol (8) , M. Zankl (5)

1 City University London
2 ENEA - Agenzia Nazionale per le nuove Tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile = Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
3 IRSN - Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire
4 PTB - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt [Braunschweig]
5 GSF - Institute of Stem Cell Research
6 JRC - European Commission - Joint Research Centre [Ispra]
7 NRPB - National Radiological Protection Board
8 CPAT - Centre de Physique des Plasmas de Toulouse

'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 a discussion of lessons learned from the participation in solving the photon and charged particle problems. The lessons learned from the participation in solving the neutron problems are presented in a companion paper (in this issue). © 2006 Oxford University Press.

Mots clés: proton; analytical error; anisotropy; article; brachytherapy; controlled study; dosimetry; electron; Europe; gamma radiation; mathematical computing; Monte Carlo method; photon; proton transport; quality control; radiation physics; radiation protection; Angioplasty; Bayes Theorem; Brachytherapy; Calibration; Electrons; Eye Neoplasms; Humans; Models; Statistical; Photons; Radiation Dosage; Radiometry; Reproducibility of Results; Scattering; Radiation

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

R.A. Price, G. Gualdrini, S. Agosteo, S. Ménard, J.-L. Chartier, et al.. Pitfalls and modelling inconsistencies in computational radiation dosimetry: Lessons learnt from the QUADOS intercomparison. Part II: Photons, electrons and protons. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY, 2006, 118 (2), pp.155-166. ⟨10.1093/rpd/ncl014⟩. ⟨hal-03019599⟩