Monte Carlo and Medical Physics

Omaima Essaad Belhaj, Hamid Boukhal and El Mahjoub Chakir

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Abstract: The different codes based on the Monte Carlo method, allows to make simulations in the field of medical physics, so the determination of all the magnitudes of radiation protection namely the absorbed dose, the kerma, the equivalent dose, and effective, what guarantees the good planning of the experiment in order to minimize the degrees of exposure to ionizing radiation, and to strengthen the radiation protection of patients and workers in clinical environment as well as to respect the 3 principles of radiation protection ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) and which are based on: -Justification of the practice -Optimization of radiation protection -Limitation of exposure.

Keywords: Radioprotection; Monte Carlo; medical physics; simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.100121

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