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Physical properties of carbon ion broadbeam and microbeam
| Energy | LET (keV/µm) | Traversed particle/1 Gy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per nucleus | Per cell | ||
| A. Physical properties of carbon ion broadbeam | |||
| 220 MeV | 108 | 0.84 | 6.1 |
| Energy | LET (keV/µm) | Dose (Gy) by a particle to | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A nucleus | A whole cell | ||
| B. Physical properties of carbon ion microbeam | |||
| 220 MeV | 103 | 1.1 | 0.16 |
The average nuclear or whole‐cell cross section of confluent A549 cells was considered to be 14.6 and 106 µm2, respectively.
