BEAMnrc
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BEAMnrc is a Monte Carlo (see Monte Carlo Method) code system for simulating radiation therapy sources. It was developed as part of the OMEGA project, a collaboration between the NRC (National Research Council of Canada) and a research group at the University of Wisconsin in Madison (University of Wisconsin-Madison) . It is based on the EGS code system for the coupled transport of electrons and photons. BEAMnrc can model all types of medical linear accelerators, using the codes component module system.