Highlights
- •Breast radiotherapy in a pregnant patient was simulated using MCNPX.
- •A third trimester pregnancy was simulated using a voxelized anthropomorphic phantom.
- •Two different types of mobile shieldings, based on AAPM models, were used.
- •The dose on the fetus depends on the shields, type of projection, and collimation.
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