For notations appearing in
"Additional
results," see Notations.
1. "Calculate Curves" Group
1.1 "Depth-dose curve" mode
- De(z) [energy deposition as a function of depth]
or
(r0/E0)De(z) [scaled energy
deposition as a function of scaled depth;
r0 = continuous slowing-down approximation range of
incident electrons]
- Additional results: r0 , Rex ,
Rav ,
zav , hN , hE , De(0) ,
Demax and De(zmax)
The last three parameters are also obtained in scaled quantities.
1.2 "Bremsstrahlung dose" mode
- Deb(z) [energy-deposition distribution via
bremsstrahlung]
or
(r0/E0)Deb(z) [scaled
energy-deposition distribution via bremsstrahlung]
- Additional results: r0 , Rex ,
Rav ,
zav , hN , hE , Deb(0) ,
Debmax and Deb(zmax)
The last three parameters are also obtained in scaled quantities.
1.3 "Depth-charge curve" mode
- Dcp(z) [charge-deposition distribution due to primary
electrons]
or
r0Dcp(z) [scaled charge-deposition
distribution due to primary electrons]
- Additional results: r0 , Rex ,
Rav , zav , hN , hE ,
Dcp(0) , Dcpmax and
Dcp(zmax)
The last three parameters are also obtained in scaled quantities.
1.4 "Transmission curve" mode
- k(x) [number-transmission ratio as a function of absorber
thickness
or as a function of scaled absorber thickness]
- Additional results: r0 , Rex and
Rav
2. "Compare Curves" Group
2.1 "Dose and charge" mode
- De(z) and Dcp(z) [see 1.1 and 1.3]
or
(r0/E0)De(z) and
r0Dcp(z)
- Additional results: r0 , Rex ,
hN , hE
2.2 "Dose components" mode
- Deb(z) (see 1.2) and Dec(z) [energy-
deposition distribution via collision]
or
(r0/E0)Deb(z) and
(r0/E0)Dec(z)
- Additional results: r0 , Rex ,
hpE and hE
2.3 "Transmission and reflection" mode
- hN(E) [number-reflection ratio as a function of
incident energy]
and k(E) [number-transmission ratio as a function of incident energy]
- Additional results: r0 , Rex and
Rav
2.4 "Energy-reflection ratios" mode
- hE [energy-reflection ratio of electrons as a function
of incident energy] and
hpE [energy-reflection ratio of photons as a function of
incident energy]
- Additional results: hE(Emin) ,
hE(Emax) , hpEmax ,
hpE(Emin) and hpE(Emin)
3. "Compare with Monte Carlo Results"
Group
3.1 "Dose in elemental absorbers" mode
- De(z) or
(r0/E0)De(z) [see 1.1]
calculated by the algorithm is compared with the ITS Monte Carlo
results for elemental absobers.
3.2 "Dose in non-elemental absorbers" mode
- The same comparison as above is made for light compounds and
mixtures.
3.2 "Charge in elemental absorbers" mode
- Dcp(z) or
r0Dcp(z) [see 1.1]
calculated by the formulla is compared with the ITS Monte Carlo
results for elemental absobers.
Notations
- hE: energy-reflection ratio of electrons
- hpE: energy-reflection ratio of photons
- hN: number-reflection ratio of electrons
- r0: continuous slowing-down approximation range
- Rav: average reach, originally proposed as average depth of
electron
penetration
- Rex: extrapolated range
- zav: average penetration depth, also called projected range
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