Research Masterclass in Radiotherapy Physics 2017
The dose conformation potential: Carbon ion RT of skull base chordomas
Page 7 Excellent sparing of normal tissue and highly effective RT Oliver Jäkel Medical Physics
The meaning of high LET
2
2
W m c e max 2
Max. energy of secondary electrons:
2
1
Secondary electrons / deposition patterns
Ions
Photons ࡱഥ ࢋ ష ൎ MeV
Repair (p21)
ࡱഥ ࢋ ష ൎ (k)eV
M. Scholz et al., Rad. Res., 2001
20 40 60 80 100
10
‚Sea of Electrons‘
Micro‐ dosimetry
5
Rahmanian et al., PMB 62, 2017
Prozentuale Häufigkeit 0
Prozentuale Häufigkeit 0
Zelldosis / Gy 0 1 2 3 4 Cell dose / Gy
Relative Frequency
0 1 2 3 4
Cell dose / Gy
Zelldosis / Gy
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