Some Measurements on the Slowing Down of π Mesons in Tissue-equivalent Material
- 1 July 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics in Medicine & Biology
- Vol. 13 (3) , 435-441
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/13/3/310
Abstract
Measurements of the attenuation of positive and negative pion beams are described. An analysis is made of the results where it is estimated that the average energy locally deposited in a tissue-equivalent absorber by a strong interaction of a negative pion is 19.6+1.3 Mev [million electron volts]. In the negative pion beam absorption peak it is shown that the absorbed dose from nuclear interactions amounts to about 45[degree]/o of the total dose.Keywords
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