SHIELD-HIT12A is a Monte Carlo particle transport program which is modified for proton and heavy ion particle therapy reserach. It was forked from SHIELD-HIT in 2008 with the aim to modernize and implement new features, increasing the applicability for medical physics.
17th May 2023: Release v1.0.1
Bugfix update, highlights:
- Bugfix: loading external sobp.dat files did not override BEAMSIGMA card. (#429)
- Rename SAD card to BEAMSAD. Improve documentation about BEAMSAD card. (#430).
See the ChangeLog for details.
Current Developers
- Niels Bassler
- Leszek Grzanka
- Nikolai Sobolevsky
Previous Contributors
- David C. Hansen
- Armin Lühr
- Toke Printz
- Vicki Trier Taasti
- Bjarne Thomsen
Acknowledgments
This work was partially supported by funds from the Danish Cancer Society and NovoNordisk Fonden.