This repository contains the tools described in the technical note: "Technical Note: MC-GPU breast dosimetry validations with other Monte Carlo codes and Phase Space File implementation" RT Massera, RM Thomson and A Tomal.

How to cite:

Massera, RT, Thomson, RM, Tomal, A. Technical note: MC-GPU breast dosimetry validations with other Monte Carlo codes and phase space file implementation. Med. Phys. 2022; 49: 244– 253. https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.15342

Each folder contains specific codes and implementations (with further informations of the original sources).

Contens:

1. MCGPU_files: the modified MC-GPU files to include phase space files
2. example: a simulation for testing the phase space files
3. PSFBin2IAEA: Fortran routine to convert raw binary files to IAEA format

Instructions:

• Compile MC-GPU binary 1 and place on example folder 2.
• Run the example following the instructions within the folder.
• After the simulation is finished, three files will be generated in examples/images: mcgpu_image_x_psf.raw (x=1,2,3).
• Compile the psfconvert binary 3.
• Run psfbin2fort.py script following the instructions to convert the PSF in binary to Fortran compatible.
• Copy the psfconvert executable to the directory containing the PSF binary (the one generated with the Python script) and run
• If successful, two files will be generated: filename.IAEAheader and filename.IAEAphsp.
• Those PSF now can be loaded in other MC codes.

Each code has a specific license, indicated in each folder. Otherwise, if not indicated, the contributions of this work are released under the LICENSE file in the main directory.