Semiempirical model for the ion impact ionization of complex biological media
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| Title: | Semiempirical model for the ion impact ionization of complex biological media |
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| Authors: | Vera Gomis, Pablo de | García Molina, Rafael | Abril, Isabel | Solov'yov, Andrey V. |
| Research Group/s: | Interacción de Partículas Cargadas con la Materia |
| Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Física Aplicada |
| Keywords: | Ionization | Hadrontherapy | Biological media |
| Knowledge Area: | Física Aplicada |
| Issue Date: | 5-Apr-2013 |
| Publisher: | American Physical Society |
| Citation: | DE VERA, Pablo, et al. “Semiempirical model for the ion impact ionization of complex biological media”. Physical Review Letters. Vol. 110, No. 14 (5 Apr. 2013). ISSN 0031-9007, pp. 148104-1/5 |
| Abstract: | We present a semiempirical model for calculating the electron emission from any organic compound after ion impact. With only the input of the density and composition of the target we are able to evaluate its ionization cross sections using plausible approximations. Results for protons impacting in the most representative biological targets (such as water or DNA components) show a very good comparison with experimental data. Because of its simplicity and great predictive effectiveness, the method can be immediately extended to any combination of biological target and charged particle of interest in ion beam cancer therapy. |
| Sponsor: | Financial support from the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad and the European Regional Development Fund within the Project No. FIS2010-17225, and from the Conselleria d’Educació, Cultura i Esport de la Generalitat Valenciana for granting PdV within the VALi+d program. Support from the COST Action MP1002 Nano-IBCT is gratefully acknowledged. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/27690 |
| ISSN: | 0031-9007 (Print) | 1079-7114 (Online) |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.148104 |
| Language: | eng |
| Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Rights: | © 2013 American Physical Society |
| Peer Review: | si |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.148104 |
| Appears in Collections: | INV - IPCM - Artículos de Revistas |
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