Application of track calculations to radiobiology. 2. Calculations of microdosimetric quantities

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Radiat. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3576047· OSTI ID:6895630

Brenner, D J; Zaider, M

In this second paper of a series, Monte Carlo-simulated proton tracks in water vapor are analyzed to yield a range of quantities that are of radiobiological interest. These include proximity functions of energy deposition, lineal energy distributions in micrometer and nanometer site sizes, and radial energy distributions. Many of these quantities cannot be measured with current experimental techniques. Some results are compared with those from analytic calculations. Also the effect on such quantities of the uncertainties in cross-sectional data used in the original Monte Carlo calculations is assessed, as is the effect of including nonionizing energy-loss events for analysis in the calculation.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-78EV04733; W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6895630
• Journal Information: Radiat. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Radiat. Res.; (United States) Vol. 98:1; ISSN RAREA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY
655003* -- Medical Physics-- Dosimetry
ABSORPTION
BARYONS
BIOLOGY
DOSIMETRY
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY ABSORPTION
ENERGY RANGE
ENERGY SPECTRA
FERMIONS
FLUIDS
GASES
HADRONS
KEV RANGE
KEV RANGE 01-10
LEPTONS
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
MICRODOSIMETRY
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NUCLEONS
PARTICLE TRACKS
PROTONS
RADIOBIOLOGY
SPECTRA
VAPORS
WATER VAPOR