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N Bassler1, M H Holzscheiter, O Jäkel
1Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. n.bassler@dkfz.de
Abstract:
We have measured the depth-dose curve of 126 MeV antiprotons in a water phantom using ionization chambers. Since the antiproton beam provided by CERN has a pulsed structure and possibly carries a high-LET component from the antiproton annihilation, it is necessary to correct the acquired charge for ion recombination effects. The results are compared with Monte Carlo calculations and were found to be in good agreement. Based on this agreement we calculate the antiproton depth-dose curve for antiprotons and compare it with that for protons and find a doubling of the physical dose in the peak region for antiprotons.
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