Experimental and computational validation of BDTPS using a heterogeneous boron phantom

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 893-897

  Daquino, G G ^a   Cerullo, N ^b   Mazzini, M ^b   Moss, R L ^c   Muzi, L ^b  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

BDTPS; Boron dose; CT; MCNP; PET; Treatment planning system

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON BEAMS;

BORON DISTRIBUTION TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM (BDTPS); COMPUTATIONAL VALIDATION; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM (TPS);

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BORON; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 4143078235     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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