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Homogeneous deposition
of dose
Low LET
Sparsely ionizing
Ionization tracks
Damage in nucleus
Linear Energy Transfer (LET):
Energy transferred per unit of particle
path length (keV/
m
m)
High LET
Densely ionizing
Local deposition of high
doses
M. Scholz et al.
Rad. Res. 2001