The radiobiological implications of statistical variations in energy deposition by ionizing radiationsTraditional approaches to microdosimetry, the fundamental physics of energy deposition, the importance of statistical processes, an illustration of possible radiobiological interpretation, and modeling based on microdosimetric concepts are discussed. Emphasis is on the inadequacies in linear energy transfer (LET) theory. For many reasons, concepts based on averaging may not be applicable to ionizing radiation absorption by and damage to small biological targets.
Document ID
19750055303
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Collected Works
Authors
Baily, N. A.
Steigerwalt, J. E. (California, University La Jolla, Calif., United States)