E.MeV.u

Ion energies

In libamtrack, the kinetic energy for particles is usually given
 in Megaelectronvolt per nucleon (MeV/u). For therapeutical beam these are
 usually in range between approx. 1 MeV/u and 500 MeV/u.
Please note, that simply the number of nucleons is used, not the actual mass
 of the nucleon (amu) for a specific nuclid. So, for example for U-238 with
 100 MeV/u the total kinetic energy is 23.8 GeV.


R interface to the open-source, ANSI C library 'libamtrack' (http://libamtrack.dkfz.org). 'libamtrack' provides computational routines for the prediction of detector response and radiobiological efficiency in heavy charged particle beams. It is designed for research in proton and ion dosimetry and radiotherapy. 'libamtrack' also includes many auxiliary physics routines for proton and ion beams. Original package and C-to-R conversion routines developed by Felix A. Klein.

E.MeV.u: Ion energy values

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