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High-energy physics simulations traditionally rely on classical Monte Carlo methods to model complex particle interactions, often incurring significant computational costs. In this paper, we introduce a novel quantum-enhanced simulation…
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In this study, the absorbed dose calculation for the cerebral region is refined using the Geant4 software, along with the ROOT and GATE programs. This approach provides a detailed statistical analysis of positron trajectories within a water…