Improving Calculations of Electron Eye-lens Operational Dose Coefficients Using the Monte Carlo Codes PENELOPE and MCNP6.2

In this study, electron operational eye-lens dose coefficients were calculated using MCNP6.2 in its default settings and by invoking the single-event feature. The results were compared to those from PENELOPE, a well-known code for its enhanced accuracy in handling low-energy electron transport. The results are in agreement for the entire energy range for these two series of simulations, but differences are found with previously published dose coefficients in the literature. This impacts the calibration of dosimeters for electrons and may require a change in the commonly accepted dose coefficients.PMID:38526252 | DOI:10.1097/HP.0000000000001787
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