Molecular scale track structure simulations in liquid water using the Geant4-DNA Monte-Carlo processes

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 220-226

  Francis, Z ^a   Incerti, S ^b   Capra, R ^c   Mascialino, B ^d   Montarou, G ^e   Stepan, V ^f   Villagrasa, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c Stockholm University ^*  (Italy)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^f NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cross sections; Geant4; Geant4 DNA; Microdosimetry; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BIOINFORMATICS; DNA;

CROSS-SECTIONS; ENERGY DEPOSITS; GEANT4; GEANT4 DNAS; HYDROGEN ATOMS; MICRO-DOSIMETRY; MOLECULAR SCALE; TRACK STRUCTURE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

HYDROGEN; PROTON; WATER;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; IONIZING RADIATION; LIQUID; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; SIMULATION; SURFACE CHARGE;

EID: 77958471609     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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