Power-law relationship in the long-tailed sections of proton dose distributions
Jiang B, Wang X, Zhang Y, Guan F, Li Y, Wang X, Zhu RX, Zhang X. Power-law relationship in the long-tailed sections of proton dose distributions. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 10413. PMID: 29991734, PMCID: PMC6039508, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28683-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndirect impact mechanismMathematical modelDose distributionPower-law exponentLateral dose distributionProton dose distributionsStatistical methodsImpact probabilityPower law relationshipDirect impact mechanismHalo portionDose profilesDose depositionExperimental dataLong tailProbabilityDistributionProton impactExponent