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Area of Science:

  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Biology
  • Computational Dosimetry

Background:

  • Accurate microdosimetric distributions are crucial for understanding radiation effects.
  • Low energy electron interactions are fundamental in radiobiology and radiation dosimetry.
  • Monte Carlo simulations are essential tools for detailed track structure analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To calculate microdosimetric distributions for low energy electrons using Geant4-DNA.
  • To compare Geant4-DNA results with established codes (MOCA8B, KURBUC).
  • To investigate the impact of scoring volume and techniques on microdosimetric data.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated monoenergetic electron tracks (100 eV to 1 MeV) in water using Geant4-DNA.
  • Calculated energy deposition distributions and dose mean lineal energy ([Formula: see text]).
  • Employed random sampling of transfer points and overlaying scoring volumes.

Main Results:

  • Geant4-DNA yielded fewer high energy deposits than MOCA8B.
  • Geant4-DNA calculated lower [Formula: see text] values than MOCA8B and KURBUC.
  • Differences attributed to updated cross sections and a novel, fast scoring technique.

Conclusions:

  • Geant4-DNA provides a new dataset for microdosimetric distributions of electrons.
  • The results highlight the influence of physics models and scoring methods on microdosimetry.
  • The generated data can aid in predicting radiation quality for photon and electron beams.