[fluka-discuss]: Re: Definition of Radioactive Target

From: NKANYISO ROBERT Mantengu <3477531_at_myuwc.ac.za>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:40:54 +0200

Sorry Joachim, I'm confused again on how do I normalize my score quantities
to my 230-Th source activity, because the scoring cards are scoring DOSE-EQ
and the FLUENCE.

Here is the input file.

Regards
N.R. Mantengu

On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 11:44 AM, NKANYISO ROBERT Mantengu <
3477531_at_myuwc.ac.za> wrote:

> Thank you Joachim, this is what I was looking for.
>
> Cheers,
> Nkanyiso
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 5:27 PM, Joachim Vollaire <
> joachim.vollaire_at_cern.ch> wrote:
>
>> Hi Nkanyiso,
>>
>> Just to be sure, you want to use a radioactive isotope as a volumic
>> source ? Not a particle beam, is this correct ?
>>
>>
>>
>> If this is the case, in the example below I am defining a cylindrical
>> shape Tl-204 source (you can overlay the source to a material in the
>> geometry if the radionuclides are within a matrix material):
>>
>>
>>
>> BEAM
>> 1.0ISOTOPE
>>
>> BEAMPOS 0.0 0.15 0.0 0.24 0.0
>> CYLI-VOL
>>
>> BEAMPOS 0.0 0.0
>> -0.125
>>
>> HI-PROPE 81. 204.
>>
>> *
>>
>> Activate the decay in semi-analogue mode
>>
>>
>>
>> RADDECAY 2.0
>>
>> *
>>
>>
>>
>> Use -1.0 for the card below as you are in semi-analogue mode
>>
>>
>>
>> DCYSCORE -1.0 0. 0. DR-All DR-All
>> USRBIN
>>
>> *
>>
>> *
>>
>> USRBIN 10.0 DOSE-EQ -45.0 80.0 0.4
>> 80.0DR-All
>>
>> USRBIN -80.0 -0.4 -80.0 160.0 1.0 160.0&
>>
>> *
>>
>>
>>
>> Your results will be normalized per decay of the radionuclides defined
>> with the HI-PROPE card. If you have a xxx Bq source then you have to
>> normalize the score quantities to your source activity
>>
>> Hoping this help
>>
>> Joachim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* NKANYISO ROBERT Mantengu [mailto:3477531_at_myuwc.ac.za]
>> *Sent:* 10 June 2015 12:03
>> *To:* fluka-discuss_at_fluka.org
>> *Cc:* Joachim Vollaire
>> *Subject:* Definition of Radioactive Target
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear FLUKA users,
>>
>> I have a problem with defining the radioactive target, where I will just
>> measure the activity of the target without hitting it with a beam.
>>
>> Any idea will be appreciated.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> N.R Mantengu
>>
>
>



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