Radiation Transport

Radiation Transport is an analytical discipline within nuclear engineering that employs computational methods to model the propagation and interaction of ionizing radiation through matter for criticality assessment, dose calculation, and radiation shielding design.

22.3K

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2017–2026

2.8K

Parents

Nuclear Engineering

Children

Adjoint Transport TheoryBoltzmann Transport EquationBoundary Conditions In TransportCharged Particle TransportCross Section DataDeterministic Transport MethodsDiffusion ApproximationDiscrete Ordinates MethodElectron TransportMonte Carlo Transport Methods

Publications

22.3K

MCNP-A General Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code

Judith F. Briesmeister · 1993 · 5.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Nuclear Engineering, Physics +13

A Monte Carlo computer program for the transport of energetic ions in amorphous targets

J.P. Biersack, L.G. Haggmark · Nuclear Instruments and Methods · 1980 · 4.7K citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Physics +16

Recent developments in Geant4

John E. Allison, K. Amako, J. Apostolakis et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment · 2016 · 4K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, High-performance Computing, Physics +16

Numerically stable algorithm for discrete-ordinate-method radiative transfer in multiple scattering and emitting layered media

Knut Stamnes, S. C. Tsay, W. J. Wiscombe et al. · Applied Optics · 1988 · 3.6K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Radiation +16

MCML—Monte Carlo modeling of light transport in multi-layered tissues

Lihong V. Wang, Steven L. Jacques, Liqiong Zheng · Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine · 1995 · 3.3K citations

Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics +16

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O. L. Landen
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States
55 publications · 3.2K citations
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MF
Michael F. Modest
Pennsylvania State University, United States
50 publications · 2.8K citations
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RV
R. Viskanta
Purdue University West Lafayette, United States
43 publications · 2.4K citations
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CE
C. E. Siewert
North Carolina State University, United States
56 publications · 2.1K citations
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JF
Jeffrey F. Williamson
Mallinckrodt (United States), United States
36 publications · 2.6K citations
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The Astrophysical Journal
ApJ · 474 publications · 36.6K citations
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Medical Physics
490 publications · 27.4K citations
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Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
JQSRT · 727 publications · 32.8K citations
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Physical Review Letters
PRL · 254 publications · 21.2K citations
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Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
JGR · 262 publications · 18.7K citations
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See also Radiation Transport
Core Methods	Monte Carlo Simulation Monte Carlo Methods Discrete Ordinates Method Implicit Monte Carlo P1 Approximation Discontinuous Galerkin Formulation Method Of Characteristics Monte Carlo Ray Tracing
Applications	Radiation Protection Medical Imaging Radiation Therapy Radiation Dosimetry Criticality Calculations Radiation Shielding Design Detector Construction
Physical Models	Boltzmann Transport Equation Diffusion Approximation Radiative Transfer In Participating Media Macroscopic Cross Sections Local Equilibrium Hypothesis Material Opacity
Validation	Continuous Integration Testing Bayesian Emulation
Numerical Challenges	Ray Effects Implicit Monte Carlo Shot Noise Curse Of Dimensionality Wave Effects Memory Overhead