Improved Dose Targeting for a Clinical Epithermal Neutron Capture Beam Using Optional 6Li Filtration

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1484-1491

  Binns, Peter J ^a   Riley, Kent J ^a   Ostrovsky, Yakov ^a   Gao, Wei ^b   Albritton, J Raymond ^b,c   Kiger III, W S ^c   Harling, Otto K ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron neutron capture therapy; Brain irradiation; Epithermal neutrons; Neutron filter

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON BEAMS; TISSUE; TUMORS;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN IRRADIATION; EPITHERMAL NEUTRONS; NEUTRON FILTERS; RADIATION TRANSPORT;

NEUROLOGY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; FILTER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRONS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 33947542969     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.11.022     Document Type: Article

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