Monte Carlo Calculations of Selected Dose Components in a Head Model for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

• Authors: Katarzyna Tymińska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy is a very promising form of cancer therapy, consisting in irradiating a stable isotope of boron (10B) concentrated in tumor cells with a low energy neutron beam. This technique makes it possible to destroy tumor cells, leaving healthy tissues practically unaffected. In order to carry out the therapy in the proper way, the proper range of the neutron beam energy has to be chosen.In this paper we present the results of the calculations, using the MCNP code, aiming at studying the energetic dependence of the absorbed dose from the neutron capture reaction on boron (the therapeutic dose), and hydrogen and nitrogen (the injuring dose).

Keywords

EN

BNCT; boron neutron capture therapy

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Polish Journal of Medical Physics And Engineering
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 127-137

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2007

online

30 - 12 - 2008

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Tymińska

• Institute of Atomic Energy, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland

References

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10013-007-0011-8