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Geant4 is a Monte-Carlo simulation tool-kit developed for the virtual study of high energy physics. Hadrontherapy is an open source code, available in this toolkit for application in radiation therapy developed by the MC-INFN group. The aim of this work is to study the passive transport beam line, which is installed at Laboratory Nazionali del Sud (INFN) in Catania, Italy. The theoretical models implemented in the Geant4 code are studied. The physical interpretation of dose distribution curves for proton beam in the calculation of stopping power of proton beam in the calculation of stopping power of proton beam in water medium at different energies are discussed. In the end we study the spectra of secondary particles produced in the interactions for 60 MeV proton beam which is relevant for the study of Radioactive Biological Efficiency (RBE) and Spread Out in Bragg Peak (SOBP).
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The authors thank Prof. Sunil Gupta, Prof. Sasi Dugad for their support to this work. We extend our gratitude to Prof. K.C Ravindran and their staff of Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Ooty for guiding the student in this area.
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Sathiraju Naga lakshmi, S., Bhatnagar, S. (2013). Stopping Power of Proton Beam in Water Phantom: A Simulational Study. In: Malathi, R., Krishnan, J. (eds) Recent Advancements in System Modelling Applications. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 188. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1035-1_8
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