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Medical LINACs (Linear Accelerators) use high energy photon beams to treat deeply located tumors. Generally, neutrons are produced by photonuclear reactions in the head of a medical LINAC using photon beams over 8 MV. Neutrons with high relative biological effectiveness and high permeability can cause many problems in terms of radiation protection. The threshold energy of photons producing neutrons in the head of a medical LINAC is 13.06 MV (Aluminum), 13.38 MV (Iron), 8.06 MV (Gold), and 7.41 MV (Tungsten). In this paper, we aim to analyze the characteristics of a photon converter in a medical LINAC using GEANT4 (Geometry and Tracking). For this, the photon and neutron spectrums of the optimized photon converter with tungsten were simulated with 2-24 MeV electron beams, and the ratio of photons with energies over 7.41 MV was analyzed.

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