EGS4 and MCNP4b MC Simulation of a Siemens KD2 Accelerator in 6 MV Photon Mode

The geometry of a Siemens Mevatron KD2 linear accelerator in 6 MV photon mode was modeled with EGS4 and MCNP4b. Energy spectra and other phase space distributions have been extensively compared in different plans along the beam line. The differences found have been evaluated both qualitative and quantitatively. The final aim was that both codes, running in different operating systems and with a common set of simulation conditions, met the requirement of fitting the experimental depth dose curves and dose profiles, measured in water for different field sizes. Whereas depth dose calculations are in a certain extent insensible to some simulation parameters like electron nominal energy, dose profiles have revealed to be a much better indicator to appreciate that feature. Fine energy tuning has been tried and the best fit was obtained for a nominal electron energy of 6.15 MeV.