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RESTRICTED LINEAR COLLISION STOPPING POWER [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Radiography (Medicine)
DEF

The average amount of energy lost by an ionising particle per unit path length.

OBS

A high value of LET [linear energy transfer] indicates that energy is deposited within a small distance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
DEF

Rapport de l'énergie perdue par une particule à la distance élémentaire qu'elle a parcourue.

Spanish

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