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Structure and Operation of the EGS4 Code System

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Monte Carlo Transport of Electrons and Photons

Part of the book series: Ettore Majorana International Science Series ((EMISS,volume 38))

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The EGS** system of computer codes is a general purpose package for the Monte Carlo simulation of the coupled transport of electrons and photons in an arbitrary geometry for particles with energies above a few keV up to several TeV. The current version is the EGS4 Code System by Nelson, Hirayama and Rogers1, which is more commonly referred to as EGS4.

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  1. Radiation Physics Group, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, California, 94309, USA

    Walter R. Nelson

  2. Physics Division National, Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, K1A 0R6

    David W. O. Rogers

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    Alessandro Rindi

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Nelson, W.R., Rogers, D.W.O. (1988). Structure and Operation of the EGS4 Code System. In: Jenkins, T.M., Nelson, W.R., Rindi, A. (eds) Monte Carlo Transport of Electrons and Photons. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 38. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1059-4_12

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