Dosimetric feasibility study for an extracorporeal BNCT application on liver metastases at the TRIGA Mainz.
Appl Radiat Isot
; 70(1): 139-43, 2012 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
This study investigates the dosimetric feasibility of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) of explanted livers in the thermal column of the research reactor in Mainz. The Monte Carlo code MCNP5 is used to calculate the biologically weighted dose for different ratios of the (10)B-concentration in tumour to normal liver tissue. The simulation results show that dosimetric goals are only partially met. To guarantee effective BNCT treatment the organ has to be better shielded from all gamma radiation.
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Assunto principal:
Radiometria
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Terapia por Captura de Nêutron de Boro
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
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Modelos Biológicos
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Humans
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En
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Appl Radiat Isot
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article