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Radiation physics MC in short

❑ Select a particle ’ s properties

Select means draw a random number from a pdf

❑ Select where it is going

❑ Select events and energy loss

❑ Keep track of the surroundings

❑ Score quantity (fluence, energy, #particles, kerma, dose etc)

❑ Repeat

❑ Estimate statistical uncertainty

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