Tissue Equivalence Correction in Silicon Microdosimetry for Protons Characteristic of the LEO Space Environment

被引:27
作者
Guatelli, S. [1 ]
Reinhard, M. I. [1 ]
Mascialino, B. [2 ]
Prokopovich, D. A. [1 ]
Dzurak, A. S. [3 ]
Zaider, M. [4 ]
Rosenfeld, A. B. [5 ]
机构
[1] Australian Nucl Sci & Technol Org, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
[2] Karolinska Inst, Dept Med Epidemiol & Biostat, S-17120 Stockholm, Sweden
[3] Univ New S Wales, Sch Elect Engn & Telecommun, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
[4] Mem Sloan Kettering Canc Ctr, Dept Med Phys, New York, NY 10021 USA
[5] Univ Wollongong, Ctr Med Radiat Phys, Wollongong, NSW 2087, Australia
关键词
Geant4; microdosimetry; silicon detector; tissue equivalence;
D O I
10.1109/TNS.2008.2006894
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The tissue equivalence of solid state silicon detectors in proton radiation fields was determined to improve the radiation protection applications of silicon detectors in aviation and space missions. The study was performed by means of Geant4 simulations. Results are presented showing that a simple geometrical scaling factor (similar to 0.56) of linear dimensions is adequate to convert experimentally obtained microdosimetric energy deposition spectra in silicon to equivalent microdosimetric energy deposition spectra in water.
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页码:3407 / 3413
页数:7
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