A COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF MICRODOSIMETRIC PROPERTIES OF X-RAYS, GAMMA-RAYS, AND BETA-RAYS

Authors
CHEN J NEKOLLA E KELLERER AM
Citation
J. Chen et al., A COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF MICRODOSIMETRIC PROPERTIES OF X-RAYS, GAMMA-RAYS, AND BETA-RAYS, Radiation and environmental biophysics, 35(4), 1996, pp. 263-266
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Biophysics,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Radiation and environmental biophysics → ACNP
ISSN journal
0301634X
Volume
35
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
263 - 266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-634X(1996)35:4<263:ACOMPO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The objective of this study was the computation of microdosimetric fun ctions and quantities for sparsely ionizing radiations. The calculatio ns are performed on simulated electron tracks generated by Monte-Carlo techniques. Ten different radiations of biomedical interest are consi dered. The comparison of radiation qualities shows marked differences between these sparsely ionizing radiations. The microdosimetric data a re represented graphically for use in radiation biology and in clinica l applications.