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Table 1 Definition of materials in the mouse model simulations

From: Multi-scale Monte Carlo simulations of gold nanoparticle-induced DNA damages for kilovoltage X-ray irradiation in a xenograft mouse model using TOPAS-nBio

Body part

G4 material

Density in g/cm3

Air

G4_AIR

1.205 × 10−3

Normal tissue

G4_TISSUE_SOFT_ICRP

1.03

Skeleton

G4_BONE_COMPACT_ICRU

1.85

Heart

G4_WATER

1.06

Lung

G4_LUNG_ICRP

1.04

Liver

G4_WATER

1.05

Stomach

G4_WATER

1.04

Kidney

G4_WATER

1.05

Small intestine

G4_WATER

1.04

Spleen

G4_WATER

1.06

Bladder

G4_WATER

1.04

Testes

G4_TESTIS_ICRP

1.04

Skin

G4_SKIN_ICRP

1.09

Gallbladder

G4_WATER

1.03

Brain

G4_BRAIN_ICRP

1.04

Thyroid

G4_WATER

1.05

Pancreas

G4_WATER

1.05

Vas deferens

G4_WATER

1.04

Large intestine

G4_WATER

1.04

Airway

G4_AIR

1.205 × 10−3

Blood

G4_WATER

1.00

Tumor

G4_WATER

1.00

  1. For each body part, either the regarding Geant4 Material or G4_WATER with an adjusted density was applied