Unifying dose specification between clinical BNCT centers in the Americas.
Med Phys
; 35(4): 1295-8, 2008 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18491523
ABSTRACT
A dosimetry intercomparison between the boron neutron capture therapy groups of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CNEA), Argentina was performed to enable combined analyses of NCT patient data between the different centers. In-air and dose versus depth measurements in a rectangular water phantom were performed at the hyperthermal neutron beam facility of the RA-6 reactor, Bariloche. Calculated dose profiles from the CNEA treatment planning system NCTPlan that were calibrated against in-house measurements required normalizations of 1.0 (thermal neutrons), 1.13 (photons), and 0.74 (fast neutrons) to match the dosimetry of MIT.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Radiometry
/
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
/
Evaluation_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
/
America do sul
/
Argentina
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Phys
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States