Published January 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Monte Carlo simulate by 290 MeV/u 9C ion beam in water target transport

  • 1. School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang (China)

Description

Carbon-9 ion beam is a source with dual radiations. Compared with other heavy ions, 9C ion beam has an obvious advantage in the treatment of cancer.In this paper, we perform a Monte Carlo simulation of 290 MeV/u 9C ion beam transport in water with the FLUKA code. The energy deposition, dose, distribution and fluence of nuclear fragments along the penetration depths of the 9C ions are obtained. The results are useful for dosimetry of malignant tumors treatment with 9C ion beam. (authors)

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Journal Title
Nuclear Techniques
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 65-68
ISSN
0253-3219

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5 figs., 1 tabs. 10 refs.