Monte Carlo Techniques in radiation therapy - mcneg
Monte Carlo Techniques in radiation therapy - mcneg
Monte Carlo Techniques in radiation therapy - mcneg
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History of M/C<br />
<br />
Calculate π us<strong>in</strong>g method of Buffon and Laplace<br />
Throw a stick of length L onto a surface ruled with parallel<br />
l<strong>in</strong>es d apart.<br />
Buffon (1777) suggested that the probability of the stick cross<strong>in</strong>g the l<strong>in</strong>e<br />
p=2L/(π *d)<br />
Laplace (1886) suggested calculate π.<br />
Lawrence (2013) gave it a go, and got to<br />
~ 2 % after 3000 ‘throws’
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