Simulations of dose enhancement for heavy atom nanoparticles irradiated by protons

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1441-1458

  Walzlein C ^a,b,c   Scifoni, E ^a   Kramer M ^a   Durante, M ^a,b,c  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b FRANKFURT INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Germany)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auger electrons; low energy electrons; metals; nanoparticles; protons; radiotherapy; track structure

Indexed keywords

AUGER ELECTRON; IONIZATION PROCESS; LOW ENERGY ELECTRONS; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; MONOENERGETIC PROTONS; NANOPARTICLE MATERIALS; NUMBER OF ELECTRONS; TRACK STRUCTURE;

ATOMS; AUGERS; ELECTRONS; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

SILVER;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; PROTON;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING;

ELECTRONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 84896781366     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/59/6/1441     Document Type: Article

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