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Proposal of a consistent value for the mean excitation energy of liquid water using advanced modeling, detailed simulations and precission proton Bragg curves
Pablo de Vera, Isabel Abril, Flávio Matias +3
Protontherapy precision depends on accurately knowing the stopping power of liquid water, as it is the most abundant component of soft body tissues. Difficulties when working with…
Sensitivity of silicon-to-water dose conversion and Bragg-peak metrics to stopping-power datasets in proton dosimetry
F. Matias, J. M. B. Shorto, P. de Vera +5
Accurate proton dosimetry requires consistent stopping-power data for detector-to-water conversion and Monte Carlo radiation transport. We quantify the sensitivity of water-to-sili…
Stopping cross-section for protons across different phases of water
F. Matias, N. E. Koval, P. de Vera +9
Accurately quantifying the energy loss rate of proton beams in liquid water is crucial for the precise application and improvement of proton therapy, whereas the slowing down of pr…
Assessing the electronic excitation spectra of chromium, palladium and samarium from their stopping quantities
Fan Cheng, Pablo de Vera, Rafael Garcia-Molina
The electronic excitation spectrum of a material characterises the response to external electromagnetic perturbations through its energy loss function (ELF), which is obtained from…
Simulation of depth-dose curves and water equivalent ratios of energetic proton beams in cortical bone
Ana María Zamora-Vinaroz, Pablo de Vera, Isabel Abril +1
We have determined the depth-dose curve, the penetration range, and the water equivalent ratio (WER), for proton beams of clinical energies in cortical bone, by means of a detailed…
Calculated energy loss of swift light ions in platinum and gold: importance of the target electronic excitation spectrum
Isabel Abril, Pablo de Vera, Rafael Garcia-Molina
Understanding and predicting the energy loss of swift ions in metals is important for many applications of charged particle beams, such as analysis and modification of materials, a…
Simulating the nanometric track-structure of carbon ion beams in liquid water at energies relevant for hadrontherapy
Pablo de Vera, Stefano Simonucci, Paolo E. Trevisanutto +4
The nanometric track-structure of energetic ion beams in biological media determines the direct physical damage to living cells, which is one of the main responsibles of their kill…
Electronic excitation spectra of cerium oxides: from ab initio dielectric response functions to Monte Carlo charge transport simulations
Andrea Pedrielli, Pablo de Vera, Paolo E. Trevisanutto +5
Nanomaterials made of the cerium oxides CeO and CeO have a broad range of applications, from catalysts in automotive, industrial or energy operations to promising mater…
On the relative role of the physical mechanisms on complex biodamage induced by carbon irradiation
Simone Taioli, Paolo E. Trevisanutto, Pablo de Vera +4
The effective use of swift ion beams in cancer treatment (known as hadrontherapy) as well as an appropriate protection in manned space missions rely on the accurate understanding o…
Multiscale simulation of the focused electron beam induced deposition process
Pablo de Vera, Martina Azzolini, Gennady Sushko +5
Focused electron beam induced deposition (FEBID) is a powerful technique for 3D-printing of complex nanodevices. However, for resolutions below 10 nm, it struggles to control size,…
Electron inelastic mean free paths in condensed matter down to a few electronvolts
Pablo de Vera, Rafael Garcia-Molina
A method is reported for a simple, yet reliable, calculation of electron inelastic mean free paths in condensed phase insulating and conducting materials, from the very low energie…