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The application of amorphous track models to study cell survival in heavy ions beams

  • 1. Polish Academy of Science, Inst. of Nuclear Physics, Ul. Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Krakow (Poland)
  • 2. Div. of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg (Germany)
  • 3. Inst. of Physics, Jagiellonian Univ., Ul. Reymonta 4, 30-059 Krakow (Poland)
  • 4. The Maria Sklodowska-Curie Centre of Oncology, Krakow Div., Ul. Garncarska 11, 31-115 Krakow (Poland)

Description

In a study of amorphous track models, in the local effect model (LEM), the Kellerer algorithm was used, which folds radial dose distributions from different ion tracks. In representative set of 10 experimental cell survival curves of normal human skin fibroblast cells irradiated with carbon ions, the method that applies the Kellerer algorithm was found to be more accurate and 104 times faster than the usual Monte Carlo summation method based on a regular grid. (authors)

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Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncq516

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Journal Title
Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Journal Volume
143
Journal Issue
2-4
Journal Page Range
p. 232-236
ISSN
0144-8420

Conference

Title
15. International Symposium on Microdosimetry - An Interdisciplinary Meeting on Ionising Radiation Quality, Molecular Mechanisms, Cellular Effects, and their Consequences for Low Level Risk Assessment and Radiation Therapy
Acronym
MICROS 2009
Dates
25-30 Oct 2009
Place
Verona (Italy)

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