The latest articles on Forem by hassony (@hassony). https://forem.com/hassony https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3580528%2F595e2561-2bab-47bf-b4ff-ecbb04c33b10.png https://forem.com/hassony en hassony Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:10:24 +0000 https://forem.com/hassony/how-i-built-a-medical-radiation-visualizer-with-python-and-flask-14l https://forem.com/hassony/how-i-built-a-medical-radiation-visualizer-with-python-and-flask-14l <p>I’ve been studying medical physics for a while, and I wanted to create something that turns theory into something visual and interactive.<br> So I decided to build a small web app that shows how X-rays, Gamma rays, and Protons interact with matter.</p> <p>The project is built with Python and Flask, and it uses simplified physical equations like Klein–Nishina and Bethe–Bloch to simulate photon and particle interactions.<br> meant for educational use.</p> <p>You can:</p> <p>Compare materials like water, bone, and lead.</p> <p>Generate plots for different energies.</p> <p>Export results to PDF and Excel.</p> <p>See how energy, density, and atomic number affect attenuation and dose.</p> <p>It’s a simple open-source project, but I hope it helps students and researchers visualize the physics they study every day.<br> Any feedback or suggestions are welcome.</p> <p>GitHub: github.com/hassony/MedicalRadiationVisualizer</p> python flask physics opensource