Published 1987 | Version v1
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A device for microdosimetry in the nanometer region

Creators

  • 1. Radiological Research Lab., College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia Univ., New York, NY 10032

Description

The biological effects of ionizing radiation depend in part on the spatial distribution of energy deposition in volumes of biological material ranging in size from microns down to nanometers. The authors are developing a device to count ionizations from particle tracks in gas volumes simulating sites with diameters of the order of 1 to 10 nanometers. Results obtained with this device, the secondary emission scintillation counter, could be used to determine the fine structure of proximity functions for particle tracks. The device and its operating principles are described, parameters affecting its performance discussed, and preliminary results presented

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Radiation Research Society.
Imprint Place
Philadelphia, PA (USA)
Imprint Title
Thirty-fifth annual meeting of the Radiation Research Society (Abstracts)
Journal Page Range
p. 120.

Conference

Title
35. annual meeting of the Radiation Research Society.
Dates
22-26 Feb 1987.
Place
Atlanta, GA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19039053
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MICRODOSIMETRY; PARTICLE TRACKS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SIMULATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISTRIBUTION; DOSIMETRY; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS