title: MABDOS: a generalized program for internal radionuclide dosimetry.
abstract: Dosimetry calculations of monoclonal antibodies (MABs) are made difficult because the focus of radioactivity is targeted for a nonstandard volume in a nonstandard geometry, precluding straightforward application of the MIRD formalism. MABDOS, a program for performing internal radionuclide dosimetry, addresses this shortcoming. It accounts for the perturbations introduced by the inclusion of tumor(s) as additional source/target of radiation. Biodistribution data are conformed to a compartmental model, allowing the forward simulation of compartmental activity. Integration of the resultant time-activity curves yields cumulative activities for each compartment. Allowing compartments to represent physical organ spaces, cumulative activities are loaded into a column vector representing radionuclide source organs. A matrix multiplication between column vector and the appropriate S table is carried out. S factors for tumors as source and target organ are calculated by treating the tumor as a spherical perturbation to Standard Man geometry, and carrying out a Monte Carlo simulation on-the-fly. The software presents an integrated modeling/dosimetry environment and offers a viable methodology for performing prospective treatment planning.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D008954:Models, Biological; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D011881:Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal