Conveners
Need for accurate particle-impact cross sections and Monte Carlo simulations
- Jan Franz (Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland)
The interaction of biomolecules with positron is of special interest apropos to positron emission tomography (PET) scans [1,2]. Using positron emitters in PET scans has aided the early detection of cancer and brain disorders. Furthermore, this technique has also been considered an alternative to ion beam cancer treatments for dosimetry purposes. The cross-section resulting from the interaction...
In this work we present a method for calculating relativistic electron scattering with nuclei, atoms and molecules including the temperature dependence. In particular, we focus on the mean-field approximation of the Dirac equation for many-fermion systems and its self-consistent numerical solutions, which are obtained by using either radial mesh or Gaussian basis sets. The former approach is...