Abstract

Photon energy is higher than the (γ,n) threshold, allowing it to interact with the nuclei of materials with high z properties and liberate fast neutrons. This represents a potentially harmful source of radiation for humans and the environment. This study validated the Monte Carlo simulation, using the particle and heavy-ion transport code system (PHITS) on a TrueBeam 10-MV linear particle accelerator's head shielding model and then used this PHITS code to simulate a photo-neutron spectrum for the transport of the beam. The results showed that, when comparing the simulated to measured PDD and crosslines, 100% of the γ-indexes were<1 (γ3%/3mm) for both simulations, for both phase-space data source and a mono energy source. Neutron spectra were recorded in all parts of the TrueBeam's head, as well as photon neutron spectra at three points on the beamline.

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