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Estimated photon yield from 1 mg/cm3 LaF3 nanoscintillator in tissue receiving 1 Gy radiation dose using different photon energies
| Photon energy [MV] | Electron mass attenuation coefficient [MeV∙cm2/g] | Photons emitted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaF3 | Tissue | Photons / cm3 | Photons / MeV deposited | |
| 0.001 | 41.9 | 121 | 2.15 × 1011 | 34 |
| 0.01 | 12.3 | 22.6 | 3.37 × 1011 | 54 |
| 0.1 | 2.55 | 4.11 | 3.85 × 1011 | 62 |
| 1 | 1.26 | 1.85 | 4.22 × 1011 | 68 |
| 10 | 2.09 | 2.13 | 6.08 × 1011 | 97 |
