Modeling secondary particle tracks generated by high-energy protons in water

We present interaction probability data of low-energy secondary electrons and positrons produced due to the proton impact. The probability distribution functions serve as input data for the Low Energy Particle Track Simulation (LEPTS) approach which allows one to include the effect of low-energy species in medical applications of radiation and in ion-beam cancer therapy, in particular.

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This work has been supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economia y Productividad (Project FIS2012-31320). We also acknowledge partial funding from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT-MCTES), research grant PEstOE/FIS/UI0068/2011,the EU/ESF COST Actions Nano-IBCT - MP1002 and CELINA CM1301, and from the FP7 Multi-ITN Project ”Advanced Radiotherapy, Generated by Exploiting Nanoprocesses and Technologies” (ARGENT) (Grant Agreement n◦608163).

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ELECTRON General Physics and Astronomy SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

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http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84948823431&partnerID=8YFLogxK

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IOP Publishing

DOI

10.1088/1742-6596/635/3/032092

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FCT: DF - Documentos de conferências internacionais

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