Study of Physical Properties of Protons and 12C Ions in Medical Application
doi: 10.11804/NuclPhysRev.26.02.163
- Received Date: 1900-01-01
- Rev Recd Date: 1900-01-01
- Publish Date: 2009-06-20
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Key words:
- physical property /
- Bragg peak /
- radiation therapy
Abstract: Depending on their unique physical properties, proton and heavy ions have taken an irreplaceable role in modern means of tumor treatment. Onestep process and twostep process physical models were employed to explain the mechanism of ion energy loss. The transport process of proton and 12C in water was simulated by Geant4 toolkit to study the physical properties of ion beam. The calculation results were discussed, which showed the advantages and disadvantages of proton and 12C in the medical application.
Citation: | XU Jun-kui, DANG Bing-rong, CHEN Xi-meng, #, LI Wen-jian, LIU Quan-ting. Study of Physical Properties of Protons and 12C Ions in Medical Application[J]. Nuclear Physics Review, 2009, 26(2): 163-167. doi: 10.11804/NuclPhysRev.26.02.163 |