title: Analytical relationships of nuclear field and microdosimetric quantities for target fragmentation in tissue systems.
abstract: A simple analytic formula for the nuclear fields formed by target fragmentation in tissue systems is derived using the continuous slowing down approximation (CSDA). The energy fluctuations in sensitive localized sites within the tissue system caused by these nuclear events are defined by microdosimetry. In that CSDA is used, the energy fluctuations exclude the role of secondary electrons. The relations also relate to the response of microdosimetric devices to nuclear fragmentation fields.
authors.affiliation: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23665-5225.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Cucinotta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hajnal
mesh_terms: D007477:Ions; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009680:Nuclear Fission; D011874:Radiometry
chemical_list: D007477:Ions