Spring 2027

Monte Carlo Radiation Transport

Covers Monte Carlo techniques for nuclear engineering and medical physics, focusing on neutral particle transport theory and software-based analysis of real-world problems.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Paul Wilson

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.56 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.69 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.72 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Use an industry-relevant software package to perform Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations for analysis of fixed source and/or multiplying systems

  • Explain how random processes are used to simulate a single particle transport history through an engineering system, including source, streaming and collisions

  • Explain how the paths of many particle transport histories are combined to provide estimates of engineering results

  • Analyze the statistical performance of a simulation and suggest ways to improve that performance

  • Apply Monte Carlo radiation transport to a problem related to your research

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Prerequisites

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N E 305 and (N E 405,N E 408,PHYSICS/​B M E/​H ONCOL/​MED PHYS 501 or N E/​MED PHYS 569) or graduate/professional standing

MEDPHYS/NE 506

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.65 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.34 GPA, 47.4% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.72 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

PAUL WILSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.56 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.69 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.72 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Theory of Monte Carlo neutral particle transport
  • Applications in nuclear engineering and medical physics
  • Combining particle transport histories for engineering estimates

Skills

  • Perform Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations using industry-relevant software packages
  • Explain the use of random processes to simulate single particle transport histories
  • Analyze statistical performance of simulations and suggest improvements
  • Apply Monte Carlo radiation transport to research-related problems

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MEDPHYS/NE 506 · Spring 2027

Monte Carlo Radiation Transport

Recorded 2026-10-14
MEDPHYS/NE 506 · Spring 2027

Monte Carlo Radiation Transport

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