Update on the Activities of the Computational Medical Physics Working Group (CMPWG)

The Computational Medical Physics Working Group (CMPWG) contributes to the Shielding Aspects of Accelerators and Target Irradiation Facilities (SATIF) series of workshops through its development of shielding benchmarks of medical facilities that employ particle accelerators and general shielding due to the use of radioisotopes in the clinical setting. Historical Development The development of software tools in the twentieth century was prompted largely by nuclear reactor analysis, nuclear weapons studies, accelerators, fusion reactors, and health physics concerns. As the fields of medical and health physics continue to grow, the implementation of these software codes in areas like radiation oncology, imaging and dosimetry becomes more pronounced. The use of software tools in the analysis of radiation dose and its health effects has been increasing