title: Microdosimetry distributions for 40-200 MeV protons.
abstract: Theoretical calculations have been performed to obtain microdosimetrical characteristics for protons in energy range from 40 to 200 MeV. This energy range is a representative of proton energies in tissue during radiation therapy and it also represents a large portion of the proton fluency in the South Atlantic Anomaly. Distributions of deposited energy calculated using Monte Carlo track structure code TRIOL and own-made programs were compared with experimental data obtained using spherical tissue-equivalent proportional counter. A good agreement between calculated and experimentally obtained microdosimetry spectra has been found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dosimetry and Applications of Ionizing Radiation, Czech Technical University, Brehová 7, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic. davidkova@ujf.cas.cz
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Palajová
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spurný
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davídková
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001822:Body Burden; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008954:Models, Biological; D061766:Proton Therapy; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011522:Protons