Discussion Overview
The discussion centers around using OpenMC to calculate air kerma and mean glandular dose for a breast voxel phantom. Participants are seeking guidance on the necessary steps and technical details involved in the process.
Discussion Character
- Technical explanation, Homework-related
Main Points Raised
- One participant, a radiation protection student, requests assistance with OpenMC, specifically for calculating air kerma and mean glandular dose.
- Another participant asks for more details about the student's progress, inquiring whether the geometry and source have been created.
- The student confirms that the phantom and geometry are ready and that the source has been defined as photons with an energy of 30 keV, but they are uncertain about building the mesh.
- A later reply explains the process of creating the mesh in two steps and mentions the use of different mesh types available in OpenMC, such as RegularMesh and CylindricalMesh, providing a brief overview of the required inputs for the cylindrical mesh.
- The reply also references a tutorial for using the RegularMesh function.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants have not reached a consensus, as the initial student inquiry remains unresolved and further clarification is sought.
Contextual Notes
There are limitations regarding the specific steps and methods for building the mesh, as well as the dependencies on the definitions of the mesh types and functions in OpenMC.