Alfredo Ferrari

TL;DR: The 2005 version of the Fluka particle transport code is described in this article, where the basic notions, modular structure of the system, and an installation and beginner's guide are described.

TL;DR: The capabilities and physics models implemented inside the FLUKA code are briefly described, with emphasis on hadronic interaction as discussed by the authors, and examples of the performances of the code are presented including basic (thin target) and complex benchmarks, and radiation detector specific applications.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the characteristics of the new neutron beam in the currently available configurations, which correspond to two different collimation systems and two choices of neutron moderator, including the intensity and energy dependence of the neutron flux, the spatial profile of the beam, the in-beam background components and the energy resolution/broadening.

TL;DR: The present version of the FLUKA code can handle with similar or better accuracy also muons, low energy neutrons and electromagnetic effects as discussed by the authors, and most important of all it can simulate the transport of all these radiation components and their reciprocal interactions at the same time.

TL;DR: Refinements of the FLUKA nuclear models in the therapeutic energy interval lead to an improved description of the mixed radiation field as shown in the presented benchmarks against experimental data with both 4He and 12C ion beams.