To a first approximation for computing stopping power, living tissue can be approximated as water. Using data

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To a first approximation for computing stopping power, living tissue can be approximated as water. Using data on the range of protons in water, estimate the energy of a proton required to place its Braggpeak on a tumor at a depth of 10 cm inside a body.

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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