Monte Carlo transport codes like FLUKA are useful for many
purposes, and one of those is the simulation of the effects of
radiation traversing the human body. In particular, radiation has
been used in cancer therapy for a long time, and recently this has
been extended to include heavy ion particle beams. The advent of
this particular type of therapy has led to the need for increased
capabilities in the transport codes used to simulate the detailed
nature of the treatment doses to the Y O U S tissues that are
encountered. This capability is also of interest to NASA because of
the nature of the radiation environment in space. l] While in
space, the crew members bodies are continually being traversed by
virtually all forms of radiation. In assessing the risk that this
exposure causes, heavy ions are of primary importance. These arise
both from the primary external space radiation itself, as well as
fragments that result from interactions during the traversal of
that radiation through any intervening material including
intervening body tissue itself. Thus the capability to characterize
the details of the radiation field accurately within a human body
subjected to such external 'beams" is of critical importance.
General
Imprint: |
Bibliogov
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2013 |
First published: |
August 2013 |
Authors: |
Thomas L Wilson
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 1mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
22 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-289-28714-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-289-28714-7 |
Barcode: |
9781289287146 |
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