Bragg peak
Noun
Meaning
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Bragg peak (plural Bragg peaks)
(physics) A maximum in the graph of energy loss of a high-energy particle, as it travels through matter, just before it comes to rest.
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However, there is often great structural damage to the target, and because the depth distribution is broad ( Bragg peak ), the net composition change at any point in the target will be small.
They also more precisely target the tumor using the Bragg peak effect.
This is due to the fact that the Bragg peak of carbon ions is much sharper than the peak of X-ray photons.