A selection of Geant4 Low Energy Electromagnetic results

Photon attenuation coefficients in water:
NIST data, Geant4 standard processes and Geant4 Low Energy processes
(statistical errors on simulation < 1%)
Courtesy of the Italian National Institute for Cancer Research, IST Genova)

Comparison of the Geant4 Low Energy photon simulation and experimental data, with relevance of shell effects:
Photon transmission on 1 micron Al, Photon transmission on 1 micron Pb

Comparison of Geant4 standard and Low Energy photon processes:
Total energy deposit for 9 MeV photons in C6F6

Comparison of Geant4 Low Energy proton simulation and experimental data:
Bragg peak
Courtesy of R. Gotta, Thesis, Univ. of Torino

Comparison of Geant4 Low Energy antiproton simulation and experimental data:
Energy loss in Si

Comparison of the Geant4 Low Energy ion simulation and experimental data:
Electronic stopping power in Al

Comparison of Geant4, experimental data, PLATO and HELAX
Courtesy of LIP and IPOFG-CROC (Coimbra delegation of the Portuguese Oncology Institute)


Last modified 18 May 2003 , Maria Grazia Pia