A first attempt to simulate oxidization effects on latent track structure in PADC combining the radial dose theory and a radio-oxidation kinetic model

•This work deals with the chemical structure of latent track induced by ions in PADC.•First attempt is made to mix radial dose model with a simple radio-oxidation kinetic.•O2 concentration in PADC seems to rule carbonate ester bond scission in PADC.

A first attempt is made to mix the radial dose model with a simple radio-oxidation kinetic to simulate the G values for carbonate ester bond scissions in PADC induced by different ions from proton to Xenon with LET ranging from 10 to 1.20 × 104 keV μm−1. Even if some discrepancies exist between experimental and simulated data, this work tends to prove that O2 concentration in PADC rules the observed experimental LET dependence on carbonate ester bond scission in PADC irradiated in air.