Sulfur-33 nanoparticles: A Monte Carlo study of their potential as neutron capturers for enhancing boron neutron capture therapy of cancer

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1838-1841

  Porras, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epithermal neutrons; Monte Carlo simulation; Neutron capture therapy; Sulfur nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO STUDY; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; OPEN PROBLEMS; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; SULFUR ISOTOPE; TARGET VOLUMES;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ISOTOPES; NANOPARTICLES; NEUTRONS; SULFUR;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

BORON 10; NANOPARTICLE; SULFUR; SULFUR 33; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NANOANALYSIS; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NANOPARTICLES; NEOPLASMS; SULFUR ISOTOPES;

EID: 80055100763     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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