Microdosimetric metrics for blood irradiations accounting for the neutron and secondary gamma fields.
| Metric . | PG crystal Uncollided neutrons . | PG crystal Collided neutrons + secondary gamma rays . | Super mirror Uncollided neutrons . | Super mirror Collided neutrons + secondary gamma rays . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |$\bar{{y}} $|F (keV μm−1)a | 6.44 | 2.53 | 6.74 | 2.35 |
| |$\bar{{y}} $|D (keV μm−1)b | 66.17 | 55.81 | 68.60 | 52.29 |
| |$\bar{\text{Q}} $|c | 18.42 | 14.98 | 18.98 | 15.02 |
| |$\bar{z} $|F (mGy)d | 1313.76 | 516.12 | 1374.96 | 479.40 |
| Metric . | PG crystal Uncollided neutrons . | PG crystal Collided neutrons + secondary gamma rays . | Super mirror Uncollided neutrons . | Super mirror Collided neutrons + secondary gamma rays . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |$\bar{{y}} $|F (keV μm−1)a | 6.44 | 2.53 | 6.74 | 2.35 |
| |$\bar{{y}} $|D (keV μm−1)b | 66.17 | 55.81 | 68.60 | 52.29 |
| |$\bar{\text{Q}} $|c | 18.42 | 14.98 | 18.98 | 15.02 |
| |$\bar{z} $|F (mGy)d | 1313.76 | 516.12 | 1374.96 | 479.40 |
afrequency mean lineal energy; bdose-mean lineal energy; cquality factor; dfrequency mean specific energy.
Microdosimetric metrics for blood irradiations accounting for the neutron and secondary gamma fields.
| Metric . | PG crystal Uncollided neutrons . | PG crystal Collided neutrons + secondary gamma rays . | Super mirror Uncollided neutrons . | Super mirror Collided neutrons + secondary gamma rays . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |$\bar{{y}} $|F (keV μm−1)a | 6.44 | 2.53 | 6.74 | 2.35 |
| |$\bar{{y}} $|D (keV μm−1)b | 66.17 | 55.81 | 68.60 | 52.29 |
| |$\bar{\text{Q}} $|c | 18.42 | 14.98 | 18.98 | 15.02 |
| |$\bar{z} $|F (mGy)d | 1313.76 | 516.12 | 1374.96 | 479.40 |
| Metric . | PG crystal Uncollided neutrons . | PG crystal Collided neutrons + secondary gamma rays . | Super mirror Uncollided neutrons . | Super mirror Collided neutrons + secondary gamma rays . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |$\bar{{y}} $|F (keV μm−1)a | 6.44 | 2.53 | 6.74 | 2.35 |
| |$\bar{{y}} $|D (keV μm−1)b | 66.17 | 55.81 | 68.60 | 52.29 |
| |$\bar{\text{Q}} $|c | 18.42 | 14.98 | 18.98 | 15.02 |
| |$\bar{z} $|F (mGy)d | 1313.76 | 516.12 | 1374.96 | 479.40 |
afrequency mean lineal energy; bdose-mean lineal energy; cquality factor; dfrequency mean specific energy.
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