A Geant4 application developed for the simulation of the 6-MV-photon mode of a Siemens Primus linac, and bench-marked with results obtained with EGSnrc/BEAMnrc code (a standard, well-validated code in radiotherapy), was adapted to study the performance of a single side silicon strip detector (SSSSD) for dosimetric measurements in radiotherapy based on Intensity Modulated Radiation Treatment (IMRT).