Monte Carlo simulation of proton track structure in biological matter

Quinto, Michele A.; Monti, Juan M.; Weck, Philippe F.; Fojon, Omar A.; Hanssen, Jocelyn; Rivarola, Roberto D.; Senot, Philippe; Champion, Christophe

doi:10.1140/epjd/e2017-70709-6

Title: Monte Carlo simulation of proton track structure in biological matter

Journal Article · Thu May 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · European Physical Journal. D, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2017-70709-6· OSTI ID:1369447

Quinto, Michele A. ^[1]; Monti, Juan M. ^[1]; Weck, Philippe F. ^[2]; Fojon, Omar A. ^[1]; Hanssen, Jocelyn ^[1]; Rivarola, Roberto D. ^[1]; Senot, Philippe ^[3]; Champion, Christophe ^[4]

CONICET - Univ. Nacional de Rosario, EKF Rosario (Argentina)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Univ. de Lorraine, Metz (France)
Univ. de Bordeaux, Gradignan (France)

Here, understanding the radiation-induced effects at the cellular and subcellular levels remains crucial for predicting the evolution of irradiated biological matter. In this context, Monte Carlo track-structure simulations have rapidly emerged among the most suitable and powerful tools. However, most existing Monte Carlo track-structure codes rely heavily on the use of semi-empirical cross sections as well as water as a surrogate for biological matter. In the current work, we report on the up-to-date version of our homemade Monte Carlo code TILDA-V – devoted to the modeling of the slowing-down of 10 keV–100 MeV protons in both water and DNA – where the main collisional processes are described by means of an extensive set of ab initio differential and total cross sections.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1369447

Report Number(s):: SAND2016-11437J; 649062

Journal Information:: European Physical Journal. D, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Vol. 71, Issue 5; ISSN 1434-6060

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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