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. 2023 Jul 24;13:11965. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38648-y

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 (%)
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