A preliminary comparative study of two treatment planning systems developed for boron neutron capture therapy: MacNCTPlan and SERA

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1710-1715

  Wojnecki, C ^a   Green, S ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT); MacNCTPlan; MCNP; SERA; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

BORON; NEUTRON SOURCES;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; MACNCTPLAN; MCNP; SERA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

NEUTRONS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036703730     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1485058     Document Type: Article

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