Anisotropic elasticity of silicon and its application to the modelling of X-ray optics

Anisotropic elasticity of single-crystal silicon, applications to modelling of a bent X-ray mirror, and thermal deformation of a liquid-nitrogen-cooled monochromator crystal are presented.

Benchmarking and validation of a Geant4-SHADOW Monte Carlo simulation for dose calculations in microbeam radiation therapy

Benchmarking and validation of a new Monte Carlo code for dose calculations in microbeam radiation therapy are described.

A hybrid method for X-ray optics simulation: combining geometric ray-tracing and wavefront propagation

A new 'Hybrid Method' combining ray-tracing and wavefront propagation for X-ray optics simulation is reported. The code is fast and can handle partially coherent sources, making it a useful tool for beamline design and optimization.