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Simulation of prompt gamma-ray emission during proton radiotherapy.
Verburg, Joost M; Shih, Helen A; Seco, Joao.
Afiliação
  • Verburg JM; Department of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. jverburg@fas.harvard.edu
Phys Med Biol ; 57(17): 5459-72, 2012 Sep 07.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22864267
ABSTRACT
The measurement of prompt gamma rays emitted from proton-induced nuclear reactions has been proposed as a method to verify in vivo the range of a clinical proton radiotherapy beam. A good understanding of the prompt gamma-ray emission during proton therapy is key to develop a clinically feasible technique, as it can facilitate accurate simulations and uncertainty analysis of gamma detector designs. Also, the gamma production cross-sections may be incorporated as prior knowledge in the reconstruction of the proton range from the measurements. In this work, we performed simulations of proton-induced nuclear reactions with the main elements of human tissue, carbon-12, oxygen-16 and nitrogen-14, using the nuclear reaction models of the GEANT4 and MCNP6 Monte Carlo codes and the dedicated nuclear reaction codes TALYS and EMPIRE. For each code, we made an effort to optimize the input parameters and model selection. The results of the models were compared to available experimental data of discrete gamma line cross-sections. Overall, the dedicated nuclear reaction codes reproduced the experimental data more consistently, while the Monte Carlo codes showed larger discrepancies for a number of gamma lines. The model differences lead to a variation of the total gamma production near the end of the proton range by a factor of about 2. These results indicate a need for additional theoretical and experimental study of proton-induced gamma emission in human tissue.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Método de Monte Carlo / Terapia com Prótons / Raios gama Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Método de Monte Carlo / Terapia com Prótons / Raios gama Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article