A comparison of X-ray and proton beam low energy secondary electron track structures using the low energy models of Geant4

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 164-170

  McNamara, Aimee L ^a   Guatelli, Susanna ^b   Prokopovich, Dale A ^a   Reinhard, Mark I ^a   Rosenfeld, Anatoly B ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Geant4; Ionising radiation; Track structure

Indexed keywords

WATER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON RADIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; X RAY;

DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTONS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; X-RAYS;

EID: 84855379152     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2011.627975     Document Type: Conference Paper

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