Comparative study of depth-dose distributions for beams of light and heavy nuclei in tissue-like media

Details Comparative study of depth-dose distributions for beams of light and heavy nuclei in tissue-like media Comparative study of depth-dose distributions for beams of light and heavy nuclei in tissue-like media

2007-04-19

arxiv.org/abs/0704.2519v1

Nucl. Inst. & Meth. Phys. Res. Sec. B 266 (2008) 1094-1098

Physics

Medical Physics

4 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.nimb.2008.02.025

We study the energy deposition by light and heavy nuclei in tissue-like media as used for cancer therapy. The depth-dose distributions for protons, $^{3}$He, $^{12}$C, $^{20}$Ne, and $^{58}$Ni nuclei are calculated within a Monte Carlo model based on the GEANT4 toolkit. These distributions are compared with each other and with available experimental data. It is demonstrated that nuclear fragmentation reactions essentially reduce the peak-to-plateau ratio of the dose profiles for deeply penetrating energetic ions heavier than $^{3}$He. On the other hand, all projectiles up to $^{20}$Ne were found equally suitable for therapeutic use at low penetration depths.

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