CONTRIBUTION FROM THE INNER-SHELL OF WATER-VAPOR TO DOSE PROFILES UNDER PROTON AND ALPHA-PARTICLE IRRADIATION

Authors
OLIVERA GH FAINSTEIN PD RIVAROLA RD
Citation
Gh. Olivera et al., CONTRIBUTION FROM THE INNER-SHELL OF WATER-VAPOR TO DOSE PROFILES UNDER PROTON AND ALPHA-PARTICLE IRRADIATION, Physics in medicine and biology, 41(9), 1996, pp. 1633-1647
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Physics in medicine and biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319155
Volume
41
Issue
9
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1633 - 1647
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9155(1996)41:9<1633:CFTIOW>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Doubly differential cross sections for electron emission calculated us ing the CDW-EIS model and a simple approximation for the electron tran sport in the target are used to obtain dose profiles around the ion pa th for proton and alpha particles in water vapour. The contribution fr om each initial molecular orbital is determined. At large distances fr om the track, discrepancies are found with other models and with the w ell known r(-2) dependence.