Range uncertainties in proton therapy and the role of Monte Carlo simulations
作者： Harald Paganetti
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/11/R99
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摘要: … Thus, most cross sections are not known over the entire energy region of interest. Fortunately, nuclear cross section uncertainties are largely inconsequential for the predicted range …
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