scope:

The Report encompasses the tablulation of stopping powers and ranges for 73 materials and covers the energy ranges 1 keV to 10,000 MeV for protons, and up to 1000 MeV for alpha particles. Included are collision (electronic), nuclear, and total stopping powers, csda ranges, and detour factors. The materials covered are those of interest in radiological physics and biomedical dosimetry and range through elements such as He, Al, Fe, Au and U, and compounds and mixtures such as acetylene, muscle (skeletal), polyethylene and tissue equivalent gas. The stopping power tables cover more than 140 pages in the Report. Also covered in some detail in the Report are matters such as calculation of electronic stopping powers of protons and alpha particles at high energies according to Bethe's theory with various corrections. The use of experimental information for electronic stopping powers at low energies is also treated. Sections of the Report also cover calculation of nuclear stopping powers and comparison of tabulated values with experimental results. Finally, the Report also provides concise descriptions of methods used for stopping power measurements.