The photoneutron yields produced in different components of the medical accelerator heads evaluated in these studies (24-MV Clinac 2500 and a Clinac 2100C/2300C running in the 10-MV, 15-MV, 18-MV and 20-MV modes) were calculated by the EGS4 Monte Carlo code using a modified version of the Combinatorial Geometry of MORSE-CG. Actual component dimensions and materials (i.e., targets, collimators, flattening filters, jaws and shielding for specific accelerator heads) were used in the geometric simulations. Calculated relative neutron yields in different components of a 24-MV Clinac 2500 were compared with the published measured data, and were found to agree to within +/-30%. Total neutron yields produced in the Clinac 2100/2300, as a function of primary electron energy and field size, are presented. A simplified Clinac 2100/2300C geometry is presented to calculate neutron yields, which were compared with those calculated by using the fully-described geometry.
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