Hi Amy / Zhenghua,
If you specify part=DOSE-EQ in USRBDX, you get dose equivalent (pSv), which is
radiobiologically weighted. You won't get dose (GeV/g), which is a purely
physics quantity. The latter is the energy actually deposited in matter; the
former is not.
In case you want dose, specify part=DOSE, don't specify part=DOSE-EQ.
DOSE-EQ is obtained from folding particle fluence with fluence-to-sievert
conversion factors. There are different sets of fluence-to-sievert conversion
factors, one of them is AMB74. The "D efault (DOSE-EQ scoring and option
AUXSCORE <
http://www.fluka.org/fluka.php?id=man_onl&sub=11> not given): AMB74"
you quote speaks of the default for DOSE-EQ scoring, not the default for USRBDX.
:) mary
> On 22 October 2014 at 12:06 "Xia, Zhenghua" <zxia_at_bnl.gov> wrote:
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> I think I know the answer. If I specify the part: DOSE-EQ in USRBDX, I get
> the dose output by default.
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> Sorry…J
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> From: Xia, Zhenghua
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 2:50 PM
> To: 'fluka-discuss_at_fluka.org'
> Subject: The unit of USRBDX
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> In USRBDX, it is noted:
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> The results of a USRBDX <http://www.fluka.org/fluka.php?id=man_onl&sub=83>
> boundary crossing estimator are always given as DOUBLE DIFFERENTIAL
> distributions of fluence (or current) in energy and solid angle, in units of
> cm-2 GeV-1 sr-1 per incident primary
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> The output is fluence: cm-2 GeV-1 sr-1 per incident primary.
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> However, it is also written:
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> Default (DOSE-EQ scoring and option AUXSCORE
> <http://www.fluka.org/fluka.php?id=man_onl&sub=11> not given): AMB74
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> My understanding is the output unit of USRBDX by default is a dose unit (even
> when there is no AUXSCORE card.
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> I am confused. What is the output from a USRBDX by default?
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> Thank you,
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> Amy
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Received on Thu Oct 23 2014 - 09:00:58 CEST