MCDS: Table 1 Minimum allowed kinetic energy

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Table 1. Minimum allowed kinetic energy (KE) and related properties of selected ions in water, as reported by the MCDS.
The minimum KE is equivalent to (Z_eff/b)² = 10,000. Estimates of the frequency-mean specific energy are for a representative
cell nucleus 5 mm in diameter. S is the total stopping power, and S_rad is the radiative stopping power.

Table 1. Minimum allowed KE and related properties of selected ions in water.

Analytic formula: 0.204(S-S_rad)/d², where d is the diameter of the cell nucleus.

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