A Quantitative Assessment of Geant4 for Predicting the Yield and Distribution of Positron-Emitting Fragments in Ion Beam Therapy

Andrew Chacon,Harley Rutherford,Akram Hamato,Munetaka Nitta,Fumihiko Nishikido,Yuma Iwao,Hideaki Tashima,Eiji Yoshida,Go Akamatsu,Sodai Takyu,Han Gyu Kang,Daniel R. Franklin,Katia Parodi,Taiga Yamaya,Anatoly Rosenfeld,Susanna Guatelli,Mitra Safavi-Naeini

Physics in Medicine and Biology（2024）

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Key words

hadronic models,fragmentation models,ion beam therapy,carbon ion beam therapy,positron emission tomography (PET),Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolbox,quality assurance

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