Abstract
The GEANT4 general-purpose Monte Carlo simulation toolkit is able to simulate physical interaction processes of electrons, hydrogen and helium atoms with charge states (H0, H+) and (He0, He+, He2+), respectively, in liquid water, the main component of biological systems, down to the electron volt regime and the submicrometer scale, providing GEANT4 users with the so-called "GEANT4-DNA" physics models suitable for microdosimetry simulation applications. The corresponding software has been recently re-engineered in order to provide GEANT4 users with a coherent and unique approach to the simulation of electromagnetic interactions within the GEANT4 toolkit framework (since GEANT4 version 9.3 beta). This work presents a quantitative comparison of these physics models with a collection of experimental data in water collected from the literature.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Medical Physics |
Vol/bind | 37 |
Udgave nummer | 9 |
Sider (fra-til) | 4692-708 |
Antal sider | 17 |
ISSN | 0094-2405 |
Status | Udgivet - 1 sep. 2010 |