Measurements of total and partial charge-changing cross sections for 200-to 400-MeV/nucleon C-12 on water and polycarbonate
Journal article, 2007
We have studied charged nuclear fragments produced by 200- to 400-MeV/nucleon carbon ions, interacting with water and polycarbonate, using a newly developed emulsion detector. Total and partial charge-changing cross sections for the production of B, Be, and Li fragments were measured and compared with both previously published measurements and model predictions. This study is of importance for validating and improving carbon-ion therapy treatment planning systems and for estimating the radiological risks for personnel on space missions, because carbon is a significant component of galactic cosmic rays.
SYSTEM
RADIOTHERAPY
LIGHT-ION BEAMS
FRAGMENTATION
PROTON
NUCLEAR-EMULSION
ABSORBERS
Author
T. Toshito
K. Kodama
Lembit Sihver
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Nuclear Engineering
K. Yusa
M. Ozaki
K. Amako
S. Kameoka
K. Murakami
T. Sasaki
S. Aoki
T. Ban
T. Fukuda
M. Komatsu
H. Kubota
N. Naganawa
T. Nakamura
T. Nakano
M. Natsume
K. Niwa
S. Takahashi
J. Yoshida
H. Yoshida
M. Kanazawa
N. Kanematsu
M. Komori
S. Sato
M. Asai
T. Koi
C. Fukushima
S. Ogawa
M. Shibasaki
H. Shibuya
Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics
24699985 (ISSN) 24699993 (eISSN)
Vol. 75 5 8-Subject Categories
Other Engineering and Technologies
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevC.75.054606