AT.lambda.vavilov.from.energy.loss: AT.lambda.vavilov.from.energy.loss

In libamtrack: Computational Routines for Proton and Ion Radiotherapy

Description

Computes the lambda parameter for the Vavilov distribution acc. to CERN W5013 No effective projectile charge is considered!

Usage

AT.lambda.vavilov.from.energy.loss(energy.loss.keV, E.MeV.u,
 particle.no, material.no, slab.thickness.um)

Arguments

energy.loss.keV	energy loss (array of size n).
E.MeV.u	energy of particle per nucleon (see also E.MeV.u).
particle.no	particle index (see also particle.no).
material.no	material index (see also material.no).
slab.thickness.um	slab thickness in um.

Value

lambda.vavilov

(array of size n)

See Also

View the C source code here: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/libamtrack/browser/tags/0.6.3/src/AT_EnergyLoss.c#L304

libamtrack documentation built on May 1, 2019, 6:47 p.m.