Track nanodosimetry of 20-MeV protons at 20 nm.
Track nanodosimetry is the theoretical and experimental research which studies the stochastic aspects of ionisation yield produced by ionising particles in nanometric target volumes, positioned at different distances from the primary particle track. The STARTRACK experimental set-up, mounted on the +50° beam line at the Tandem-Alpi particle accelerator of Legnaro National Laboratories, has been conceived to give an experimental basis to nanodosimetric calculations. STARTRACK is a detection system able to measure the ionisation cluster-size distributions in a 20 nm propane site, by counting the electrons set in motion by different ion tracks, with the resolution of one electron. The 'sensitive volume' SV can be moved at different distances from the primary particle track (different impact parameter). Distributions of 20-MeV protons have been measured and compared with Monte Carlo calculations.
INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, viale dell'Università 2, I-35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy. conte@lnl.infn.it
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D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D018499:Linear Energy Transfer; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011522:Protons; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*
D011522:Protons