Table 1 Physics interactions simulated in the tumor.
Particle | Interaction | Energy rangea | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
e− | multiple scattering | ≥1 MeV | Urban |
elastic scattering | (7.4 eV, 1 MeV) | DNA Champion | |
ionization | ≥1 MeV | Møller-Bhabha | |
[10 keV, 1 MeV) | DNA Born | ||
[11 eV, 10 keV) | DNA Emfietzoglou | ||
excitation | [10 keV, 1 MeV) | DNA Born | |
[8 eV, 10 keV) | DNA Emfietzoglou | ||
vibrational excitation | (7.4 eV, 100 eV) | DNA Sanche | |
attachment | (7.4 eV, 11.2 eV) | DNA Melton | |
electron solvation | ≤7.4 eV | DNA one step thermalization | |
bremsstrahlung | Livermore | ||
γ | Compton | Livermore | |
photoelectric effect | Livermore | ||
conversion | Livermore | ||
Rayleigh scattering | Livermore | ||
e+ | multiple scattering | Urban | |
ionization | Møller-Bhabha | ||
bremsstrahlung | Seltzer-Berger | ||
annihilation |
