Research Article

In Silico Nanodosimetry: New Insights into Nontargeted Biological Responses to Radiation

Figure 2

(a) Energy loss function (ELF) for low-energy electrons (c.f. (1)) in liquid water plotted as a function of energy and momentum transfer (the so-called “Bethe ridge”). (b) Corresponding track of a 100 eV electron in a 10 nm cube of liquid water.
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