Published February 15, 2012 | Version v1
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Combination of electromagnetic physics processes for microdosimetry in liquid water with the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit

Creators

  • 1. Geant4 Associates International Ltd. (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Ecoanalytica, 119899 Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 3. Université Bordeaux 1, CNRS/IN2P3, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, CENBG, Chemin du Solarium, BP120, 33175 Gradignan (France)
  • 4. Université Saint Joseph, Science Faculty, Department of Physics, Beirut (Lebanon)
  • 5. Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP, Campinas 13083-859 SP (Brazil)
  • 6. Université Paul Verlaine-Metz, Laboratoire de Physique Moléculaire et des Collisions, 1 Boulevard Arago, Technopôle 2000, 57078 Metz (France)
  • 7. Hampton University, Physics Department, Hampton, VA 23668 (United States)

Description

The Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit provides a set of electromagnetic physics processes adapted to the detailed simulation of particle interactions in liquid water for microdosimetry applications, such as single-cell irradiation with light ion beams. These processes, developed within the framework of the Geant4-DNA project, adopt a software design allowing their combination with other electromagnetic physics processes available in the Geant4 toolkit. This work describes the combination of Geant4-DNA electron processes with Geant4 photon processes.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2011.07.048

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nimb.2011.07.048;
PII
S0168-583X(11)00692-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Journal Volume
273
Journal Page Range
p. 95-97
ISSN
0168-583X
CODEN
NIMBEU

Conference

Title
20. international conference on ion beam analysis
Dates
10-15 Apr 2011
Place
Itapema (Brazil)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44034132
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTRONS; ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT IONS; MICRODOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; WATER
Descriptors DEC
BASIC INTERACTIONS; BEAMS; CALCULATION METHODS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DOSIMETRY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INTERACTIONS; IONS; LEPTONS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SIMULATION

Optional Information

Copyright
Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.
Collaborations
Geant4-DNA Collaboration