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  • Computational Physics
  • Radiation Dosimetry

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  • Organ-based dosimetry requires complex simulations of radiation transport.
  • Modeling dynamic movement of radiation sources and phantoms is challenging.
  • Manual scripting for Monte Carlo simulations is time-consuming and error-prone.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce DynamicMC, an open-source GUI program.
  • Enable modeling of relative dynamic movement between radiation sources and phantoms.
  • Simplify organ-based dosimetry for researchers and educators.

Main Methods:

  • Developed DynamicMC with a graphical user interface.
  • Integrated functionality to generate input scripts for Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP).
  • Modeled dynamic movements including source/phantom rotation in 3D space.

Main Results:

  • DynamicMC successfully generated ORNL phantom input scripts for MCNP.
  • The software accurately modeled simple and complex dynamic movements.
  • Demonstrated ease of use compared to manual scripting.

Conclusions:

  • DynamicMC simplifies organ-based dosimetry by automating script generation.
  • The software is a valuable tool for studying radiation interactions with the human body.
  • DynamicMC can be used for teaching nuclear radiation physics and dosimetry principles.