Collision stopping power (
S
col
/
r
) ratios, norm. at 1 MeV
0.90
0.95
1.00
1.05
1.10
1.15
1.20
1.25
0.01
0.10
1.00
10.00
100.00
Electron energy (MeV)
Medium / Water
Air (Ion chamber)
Silicon (Diode)
Carbon (Diamond)
Isooctane (LIC)
Energy dependence due to changing Stopping-power
ratios (dose deposition due to electrons)
What is meant by “Energy dependence”?
A varying relation between the detector signal
and the investigated dose (water), caused by
spectral changes of the beam.