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  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Biology
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Radiation-induced ionization in sub-cellular structures is critical for biological damage.
  • Nanodosimetry offers a method to measure radiation track structure and correlate it with DNA damage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel nanodosimeter for high-resolution imaging of radiation track structures.
  • To characterize the detector prototype and evaluate different configurations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a nanodosimeter to detect positive ions from radiation interactions within a gas-sensitive volume.
  • Characterizing the detector prototype by varying cathode materials and working gases.

Main Results:

  • Preliminary results demonstrate the capability to obtain ionization cluster size distributions.
  • The nanodosimeter shows potential for high-resolution imaging of radiation tracks.

Conclusions:

  • The developed nanodosimeter is a promising tool for studying radiation track structure.
  • Further improvements in detector efficiency are needed for complete 3D track reconstruction.