Reply to Comment on 'egs_brachy: a versatile and fast Monte Carlo code for brachytherapy'

Area of Science:

• Computational Physics
• Scientific Software Validation

Background:

• A previous study introduced a new computational code.
• Comments were raised regarding the fitting procedures used in the original paper.

Purpose of the Study:

• To address specific criticisms regarding a fitting error.
• To re-validate the accuracy of the computational code.
• To provide additional evidence supporting the code's reliability.

Main Methods:

• Identification and analysis of the source of a fitting error.
• Re-evaluation of conclusions using raw, un-fitted data.
• Generation of supplementary benchmarking data.

Main Results:

• A specific error in the fitting process was identified and explained.
• The accuracy of the computational code was confirmed, independent of the fitting error.
• New benchmarking data further supports the code's performance.

Conclusions:

• The identified fitting error does not invalidate the study's main conclusions.
• The computational code is demonstrated to be accurate and reliable.
• Further data supports the code's utility in scientific applications.