Table 4.
The mean and maximum neutron doses of each tissue were calculated using COMPASS and MCNP.
Tissue | Mean Neutron Dose (MeV/g) COMPASS | Mean Neutron Dose (MeV/g) MCNP6 | Deviation of Mean Dose (%) | Max. Neutron Dose (MeV/g) COMPASS | Max. Neutron Dose (MeV/g) MCNP6 | Deviation of Max. Dose (%) |
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Brain | 2.69623e−08 (0.04%) | 2.6901e−08 (0.01%) | 0.23 | 9.149e−08 (0.8%) | 9.15134e−08 (0.88%) | 0.03 |
Brain Stem | 2.89576e−08 (0.12%) | 2.88177e−08 (0.05%) | 0.48 | 4.74997e−08 (1.0%) | 4.85396e−08 (1.15%) | 2.14 |
Spinal Cord | 2.61149e−08 (0.17%) | 2.60848e−08 (0.09%) | 0.12 | 3.72768e−08 (1.12%) | 3.73032e−08 (1.29%) | 0.07 |
Mandible | 5.42908e−08 (0.06%) | 5.42403e−08 (0.03%) | 0.09 | 1.50867e−07 (0.78%) | 1.50684e−07 (0.88%) | 0.12 |
Mucosa | 5.49567e−08 (0.07%) | 5.49381e−08 (0.03%) | 0.03 | 1.52002e−07 (0.82%) | 1.52226e−07 (0.91%) | 0.15 |
Tumor | 2.05052e−07 (0.05%) | 2.05235e−07 (0.02%) | 0.09 | 3.29746e−07 (0.79%) | 3.28645e−07 (0.82%) | 0.34 |