Table 2 Physics interactions simulated outside of the tumor.

From: Stochastic multicellular modeling of x-ray irradiation, DNA damage induction, DNA free-end misrejoining and cell death

Particle

Interaction

Energy rangea

Model

e−

multiple scattering

 

Urban

ionization

≥100 keV

Møller-Bhabha

 

<100 keV

Livermore

bremsstrahlung

 

Livermore

γb

   

e+b

   
  1. aEnergies relevant to this application with 6 MV x-rays. Active for all relevant energies if not specified. bSame as in the tumor (Table 1).
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