RAD-BIOL

Summary

Allows to input the name of a radiobiological data file

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See also TPSSCORE
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The only parameter relevant for this card is SDUM which can be up to 10 characters long.

WHAT(1)

always 0

WHAT(2)–WHAT(6)

not used

SDUM

= any character string identifying the radiobiological data file which must be named \(<\)SDUM\(>\).dat (max. 10 characters)

Default

no default

The formatted file contains the \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) parameters of a linear-quadratic cell-survival curve. All values are read in free format:

  1. The first line contains \(\alpha\) (Gy\(^{-1}\)) and \(\beta\) (Gy\(^{-2}\)) for X-rays.

  2. The second line gives the number \(N_{ion}\) of ion species (charges). Data for the first ion correspond to \(Z=1\), those for the \(i\)th ion to \(Z=i\).

  3. For each ion, supply the number \(N_e\) of tabulated kinetic-energy-per-nucleon or LET values, followed by \(N_e\) triples: kinetic energy per nucleon (MeV/n) or LET (keV/\(\mu\)m), and the corresponding \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\).

  4. An optional final line, ENERGY or LET, identifies the independent variable. The default is kinetic energy per nucleon.

Example:

*...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+...
RAD-BIOL                                                             V79_MCTPS