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Virtual Visitor Center at SLAC

Electron Gamma Shower (EGS)

Electron Gamma Shower (EGS) is the name of a simulation program used to study the interactions of electrons, positrons (anti-electrons) and photons (gamma rays) in various types of material.

Find out About EGS Find out About EGS history, applications and future.
Take a Guided Tour Take a Guided Tour to learn about simple particle interactions.
Complete Lab Activities Complete the Lab Activities.
Use the EGS Simulation Tool Use the "EGS to Order" Simulation Tool to create EGS images.
Learn about real world applications of EGS Learn about a "real world" Application of EGS - improving cancer treatments.
Electromagnetic Cascade Shower - a tutorial using 3-D color graphic. Electromagnetic Cascade Shower - a tutorial using 3-D color graphic.