Millions of years ago, the Earth buzzed with insects so huge they would make today’s pests look harmless. From armored cockroach ancestors to dragonflies with foot-long wings, these creatures ...

Introduction: Dosimetry using diagnostic imaging (SPECT/CT or PET/CT) enables personalized medicine by estimating absorbed doses and optimizing therapy. Different calculation methods and analytical ...

Abstract: We have proposed a multi-scale Monte Carlo simulation method of neutron induced soft errors by linking a particle transport code PHITS and a 3-D TCAD simulator HyENEXSS. An interface tool ...

Abstract: In this study, a comparison between simulations using the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) code and activated material analysis of JT-60U have been performed. Neutron ...

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UMass Lowell has an open-pool, 1-Mega-Watt, nuclear reactor used for investigating advanced reactor technologies and materials that will make nuclear energy cleaner, and safer. The nuclear engineering ...

We conducted benchmark calculations of neutron-shielding experiments for fusion applications such as (1) Neutron spectra in iron shields with 14 MeV neutrons; and (2) Leakage neutron spectra from ...

In radiation physics, Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations are powerful tools to evaluate the cellular responses after irradiation. When investigating such radiation-induced biological effects, ...

1 Key Laboratory of Beam Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China 2 Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, ...

The Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) is a general-purpose Monte Carlo simulation code that has been applied in various areas of medical physics. These include application in ...