Table 6 LETd,∞ of the protons used in the simulations performed. d represents the mean distance travelled within the cell nucleus by each proton and ∞ means that the energy depositions of all the secondary particles are taken into account.
From: Simulation of early DNA damage after the irradiation of a fibroblast cell nucleus using Geant4-DNA
Energy (MeV) | LET d,∞ (keV/μm) |
|---|---|
0.5 | 47.9 |
0.7 | 36.5 |
0.8 | 32.6 |
1 | 27.2 |
1.5 | 19.9 |
2 | 16.1 |
3 | 11.8 |
4 | 9.6 |
5 | 8.0 |
10 | 4.6 |
20 | 2.6 |
