Physics Bucharest 2017
Basic Monte Carlo Steps (Inside LINAC Head)
Sample energy of photon created by electron Sample angles and between incoming electron and created photon Select distance to the first interaction Probability that the photon will travel a distance l without interaction is exp(- l) m dl is the probability to interact Probability to interact between l and l+dl is given by exp(- l) dl
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