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libamtrack (version 0.6.3)

rdd.model: Radial dose distribution (rdd) models

Description

In libamtrack, there are currently seven parametrizations of distribution of local dose around particle track as a function of the primary particle's energy and type. They are referred to using sequential positive integer numbers (see details).

Arguments

Details

The implemented rdd models are: rl{ rdd.model description 1 A simple test function (constant over entire track width/electron range) 2 Point target rdd proposed by Butts and Katz (Butts & Katz, 1969) 3 Simplified extended target rdd proposed by O. Geiss (Geiss, 1997) 4 Simplified extended target rdd proposed by Katz (Katz et al., 1972) 5 Point target rdd proposed by Cucinotta (Cucinotta, XXXX) 6 Extended target rdd proposed by Katz (Katz, XXXX) 7 Extended target rdd proposed by Cucinotta (Cucinotta, XXXX) } The corresponding rdd parameters are: rlll{ rdd.model rdd.parameters[1] rdd.parameters[2] rdd.parameters[3] 1 NA NA NA 2 minimal radius (integration limit) [m] lower dose cut-off [Gy] NA 3 core diameter/target size [m] NA NA 4 core diameter/target size [m] lower dose cut-off [Gy] NA 5 minimal radius (integration limit) [m] lower dose cut-off [Gy] NA 6 minimal radius (integration limit) [m] core diameter/target size [m] lower dose cut-off [Gy] 7 minimal radius (integration limit) [m] core diameter/target size [m] lower dose cut-off [Gy] } The corresponding default values are: rlll{ rdd.model rdd.parameters[1] rdd.parameters[2] rdd.parameters[3] 1 NA NA NA 2 1e-10 1e-10 NA 3 5e-8 NA NA 4 5e-8 1e-10 NA 5 5e-11 1e-10 NA 6 1e-10 1e-8 1e-10 7 5e-11 1e-8 1e-10 }

See Also

More information on the radial dose distribution models, especially the explicit formulas used, valid energy ranges and references to literature are found in the libamtrack reference manual (http://libamtrack.dkfz.org/libamtrack/images/3/31/LibamtrackReferenceMa nual.pdf).