AN ELECTRONPHOTON TRANSPORT BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE

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AN ELECTRON/PHOTON TRANSPORT BIBLIOGRAPHIC
DATABASE

• John C. Garth

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Outline

• 1) Introduction
• 2) Electron/photon transport topics included
  (62 total)
• 3) Features of the database
• 4) Advantages uses
• 5) Types of database programs
• 6) Conclusions

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Introduction

• 1) A bibliographic database for the PC
• - now available for attendees at
  this meeting
• 2) 4039 bibliographic references 62
  topical categories
• 3) Covers the wide field of coupled
  electron/photon transport
• - Photon, electron energy range 10
  eV - 30 MeV
• - Input data (e.g., cross
  sections, mean free paths)
• - Mathematical methods
• - Experimental electron
  transport data
• - Many applications over a
  wide energy range
• 4) It was developed during the past 10
  years
• - as an aid for writing a book
  on electron/photon transport
• 5) An electron/photon transport survey was
  presented at MC2005 (Chattanooga,TN)
• 6) References that were included in the
  database emphasized

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0. Introductory 1. Input Data

• References
• 0A Introductory articles general
  reviews 11
• Total of references
  11
• - - - - - - - - - -
• 1A Photon interactions
  53
• 1B Electron interactions
  161
• 1C Multiple scattering
  51
• Total of references
  265

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2. Calculational Methods

• 2A Electron transport modeling 17
• 2B Monte Carlo simulation
  164
• 2C Transport equation solution 86
• 2D Semi-Empirical Models 28
• 2E Other mathematical approaches
  17
• 2F Multidimensional transport (2-D, 3-D)
  17
• 2G Photon transport (mathematics)
  4
• 2H Computer codes 57
• Total of references
  390

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3. Experimental Data

• 3A Electron backscattering 98
• 3B Electron transmission
  34
• 3C Electron energy deposition 49
• 3D Charge deposition 14
• 3E Inner-shell ionization profiles
  16
• Total of references
  211

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4A. High Energy Applications

• 4A1A Radiation therapy physics - photon beams
  63
• 4A1B Radiation therapy physics - electron
  beams 43
• 4A1C Radiation therapy physics - general
  65
• 4A2 Fermi-Eyges theory \ pencil beam
  models 65
• 4A3A Medical treatment planning -
  general 111
• 4A3B Medical treatment planning - IMRT
  22
• 4A4 Radiation processing 21
• 4A5A Medical imaging - general 47
• 4A5B Medical imaging - SPECT, CT 13
• 4A5C Medical imaging - PET 73
• 4A6 Radiation biology 66
• 4A7 Radiation protection 4
• Total of references
  593

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4B. Medium-to-High Energy Applications

• 4B01 Radiation shielding 61
• 4B02 Photon transport (other than
  shielding) 49
• 4B03 Beta-ray dosimetry \ brachytherapy
  65
• 4B04 Gamma-ray source spectrum
  characterization 8
• 4B05 Bremsstrahlung spectrum prediction
  20
• 4B06 Theoretical dosimetry \ cavity
  theory 73
• 4B07 Dose perturbations - interfaces \ dose
  enhancement 82
• 4B08 X-ray photomission 29
• 4B09 Experimental dosimetry \ dosimeters 81
• 4B10 Detector response to radiation 43
• 4B11 Radiation charging of insulators 21
• Total of references
  533

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4C. Medium Energy Applications

• 4C1 Positron annihilation and transport
  138
• 4C2 X-ray generation \ X-ray target
  prediction 92
• 4C3 Electron beam microanalysis (EPMA) 411
• 4C4 X-ray fluorescence
  209
• 4C5 Electron-Beam-Induced-Current (EBIC)
  56
• 4C6 Atmospheric electron transport, aurora
  71
• 4C7 Electron beam and X-ray lithography
  56
• Total of references
  1033

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4D. Low Energy Applications

• 4D1 XPS/AES 385
• 4D2 PAES 9
• 4D3 Low E transport \ Sec. electron
  emission 67
• 4D4 Low E electron transport in
  insulators 45
• Total of references
  506

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4E. Miscellaneous Topics

• 4E1 Electron-hole pair creation
  2
• 4E2 Electron slowing down
  16
• 4E3 W-values in gases 23
• 4E4 Microdosimetry
  68
• 4E5 Track structure
  132
• 4E6 Proton transport 49
• 4E7 Ion transport 33
• 4E8A EELS 59
• 4E8B REELS 41
• 4E8C EPES 54
• 4E9 Electron microscopy
  9
• Total of references
  493

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Excel File Screenshot
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Journals with the Most References

• JOURNAL References
• 1. Medical Physics 347
• 2. Physics in Medicine and Biology
  306
• 3. X-ray Spectrometry 238
• 4. Nuclear Instruments and Methods (A
  B) 210
• 5. Surface and Interface Analysis
  210
• 6. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy
  Related Phenomena 116
• 7. Journal of Applied Physics
  115
• 8. Radiation Physics and Chemistry
  108
• 9. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  99
• 10. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 94
• 11. Physical Review B 84
• 12. Journal of Physics D 83

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Features of the Database
1) Assignment of topical categories This is
a flat-file database (or table) Not a
relational database 2) Journals
referenced gt 200 journals 32 of these
account for 72 of all references 3) 8
Fields per record used 1) Ref. Name 5)
Summary 2) Year 6) Citation
3) Ref. Type 7) Author(s) 4)
Topical category 8) Title
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Additional fields used in Lotus Approach

• 9 ) Date obtained
• 10 ) Pdf (shows if I have the pdf file
  for this reference)
• 11 ) Form of reference (see options below)
  
• 1) ARTICLE (article only)
• 2) PDF (pdf only)
• 3) ARTICLE-P (article pdf)
• 4) ABSTRACT (abstract only)
• 5) ABSTRACT-P (abstract pdf)
• 6) REFERENCE (citation only)
• 7) SCI CITE (may have abstract)
• plus a few others

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Advantages
- A computer database is more powerful than
a bibliographic list! - It contains an
enormous amount of useful information (in 4039
references!) - It is searchable - It
can be sorted in many different ways - gt
200 journals are referenced - 1000s of
authors!
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Some Uses for the Database
- Finding articles in a particular journal
(for library work) - Identify the most
recent publications for a selected topic -
Print tailored bibliographies - Can select
references using any combination of Year
Author Specific terms Journal Topic
- Has considerable educational value
- Also can suggest additional areas for
research! - Useful for locating transport
data to check code predictions
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Radiation Processing References (Part 1)(using
Microsoft Excel)
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Radiation Processing References (Part 2)
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Various Types of Database Programs
1) Commercial database
programs - Microsoft ACCESS
(difficult to master) - FileMaker Pro 7 / 8
/ 9 (hard, but not too bad) - Database
Professional (simple) - Microsoft Works
(database is part of an integrated
suite) - Lotus Approach
(powerful, easy to use) 2) Bibliographic
programs - EndNote - Citation -
ProCite - BibTek ? These generate
nice bibliographies in various formats,
BUT ? A
special tagged format is required !
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12 files provided on the CD-ROM
Database files with 8 fields -
4039REFS.txt
(Comma-delimited text file) - 4039REFS.xls
(EXCEL file) - 4039REFS COLOR.xls (EXCEL file
with color) Database files
with 11 fields (Lotus Approach files) -
4039REFS.adx - 4039REFS.apr -
4039REFS.dbf Text files Garth - CMPWG
II.pdf (This paper) Garth Slides.ppt (This
presentation) Garth - MC2005.pdf (background
survey paper) Category list.doc (list of
topics) Category table.doc (list of topics with
of refs) Read Me.doc (field
sizes, other material)
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Final Comments
- This database will soon to be available on
the Web - A unique information resource for
radiation physics - Now available to
everyone - Work now in progress - adapting
the database to be used with FileMaker Pro
(this is the most promising)
Microsoft Works
Database Profesional (by MySoftware)
Microsoft ACCESS - There are many more
references available to be added!