Improving Calculations of Electron Eye-lens Operational Dose Coefficients Using the Monte Carlo Codes PENELOPE and MCNP6.2. 2024

Jacques Dubeau, and Jiansheng Sun, and Salah Djeffal, and Fawaz Ali
DETEC, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, J8T 4J1.

After considering epidemiological studies on the induction of cataracts in individuals exposed to radiation, the International Commission on Radiological Protection recommended, in 2012, a reduction in the annual eye-dose limit of occupationally exposed workers. This imposed higher performance demands on existing dosimetry systems and the development of new dosimetry technologies. The operational quantity to be measured is Hp(3), the personal dose equivalent at a depth of 3 mm in an ICRU 4-element tissue cylinder 20 cm in height and 20 cm in diameter. The conversion coefficients per unit incident fluence, Hp(3)/Φ, were calculated using Monte Carlo simulation codes. In the case of incident electrons, the literature shows that the resulting coefficients depend on the electron transport options selected for the Monte Carlo simulations as well as the tally zone thickness. 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.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007908 Lens, Crystalline A transparent, biconvex structure of the EYE, enclosed in a capsule and situated behind the IRIS and in front of the vitreous humor (VITREOUS BODY). It is slightly overlapped at its margin by the ciliary processes. Adaptation by the CILIARY BODY is crucial for OCULAR ACCOMMODATION. Eye Lens,Lens, Eye,Crystalline Lens
D009010 Monte Carlo Method In statistics, a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a computer. The name alludes to the randomness characteristic of the games of chance played at the gambling casinos in Monte Carlo. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993) Method, Monte Carlo
D002138 Calibration Determination, by measurement or comparison with a standard, of the correct value of each scale reading on a meter or other measuring instrument; or determination of the settings of a control device that correspond to particular values of voltage, current, frequency or other output. Calibrations
D002386 Cataract Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed) Cataract, Membranous,Lens Opacities,Pseudoaphakia,Cataracts,Cataracts, Membranous,Lens Opacity,Membranous Cataract,Membranous Cataracts,Opacities, Lens,Opacity, Lens,Pseudoaphakias
D004583 Electrons Stable elementary particles having the smallest known negative charge, present in all elements; also called negatrons. Positively charged electrons are called positrons. The numbers, energies and arrangement of electrons around atomic nuclei determine the chemical identities of elements. Beams of electrons are called CATHODE RAYS. Fast Electrons,Negatrons,Positrons,Electron,Electron, Fast,Electrons, Fast,Fast Electron,Negatron,Positron
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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