Beam collimation and bolusing material optimizations for 10Boron neutron capture enhancement of fast neutron (BNCEFN): Definition of the optimum irradiation technique

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1151-1159

  Pignol, Jean Philippe ^a   Paquis, Philippe ^b   Cuendet, Pascal ^c   Gibon, David ^d   Diop, Cheikh M'Bake ^c   Sabattier, Roland ^e  

^a Hopital du Hasenrain CH de Mulhouse   (France)

^b PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c DIF   (France)

^d CENTRE OSCAR LAMBRET   (France)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL D ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

BNCT; Boron; Dosimetry; Fast neutron; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

BORON 10;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; TECHNIQUE;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSICS;

EID: 0032914235     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00478-7     Document Type: Article

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