A database of frequency distributions of energy depositions in small-size targets by electrons and ions

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 143, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 145-151

  Nikjoo, H ^a   Uehara, S ^b   Emfietzoglou, D ^c   Pinsky, L ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^d University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FACTUAL DATABASE; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IONS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

EID: 79952318650     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq396     Document Type: Article

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