Measurements of Depth-Dose Distributions in a Phantom for Gadolinium Neutron Capture Therapy

1996 ◽  
pp. 517-522
Author(s):  
Tetsuo Matsumoto ◽  
Akira Tsuruno
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Capture ◽  
Neutron Capture Therapy ◽  
Dose Distributions ◽  
Depth Dose

Dose distributions in a human head phantom for neutron capture therapy using moderated neutrons from the 2.5 MeV proton-7Li reaction or from fission of235U

2001 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 2681-2695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenichi Tanaka ◽  
Tooru Kobayashi ◽  
Yoshinori Sakurai ◽  
Yoshinobu Nakagawa ◽  
Satoru Endo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Capture ◽  
Human Head ◽  
Neutron Capture Therapy ◽  
Dose Distributions ◽  
Fission Of235u

MCNP simulation of the dose distribution in liver cancer treatment for BNC therapy

Open Physics ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragana Krstic ◽  
Zoran Jovanovic ◽  
Vladimir Markovic ◽  
Dragoslav Nikezic ◽  
Vlade Urosevic
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cancer ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Neutron Beam ◽  
Neutron Capture ◽  
Epithermal Neutron ◽  
Neutron Transport ◽  
Tumour Tissue ◽  
Dose Distributions ◽  
Depth Dose ◽  
Boron Neutron Capture

AbstractThe Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is based on selective uptake of boron in tumour tissue compared to the surrounding normal tissue. Infusion of compounds with boron is followed by irradiation with neutrons. Neutron capture on 10B, which gives rise to an alpha particle and recoiled 7Li ion, enables the therapeutic dose to be delivered to tumour tissue while healthy tissue can be spared. Here, therapeutic abilities of BNCT were studied for possible treatment of liver cancer using thermal and epithermal neutron beam. For neutron transport MCNP software was used and doses in organs of interest in ORNL phantom were evaluated. Phantom organs were filled with voxels in order to obtain depth-dose distributions in them. The result suggests that BNCT using an epithermal neutron beam could be applied for liver cancer treatment.

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