title: A novel approach to the microdosimetry of neutron capture therapy. Part I. High-resolution quantitative autoradiography applied to microdosimetry in neutron capture therapy.
abstract: A novel approach to the microdosimetry of neutron capture therapy has been developed using high-resolution quantitative autoradiography (HRQAR) and two-dimensional Monte Carlo simulation. This approach has been applied using actual cell morphology (nuclear and cytoplasmic cell structures) and the measured microdistribution of boron-10 in a transplanted murine brain tumor (GL261) containing p-boronophenylalanine (BPA) as the boron compound. The 2D Monte Carlo transport code for the alpha and 7Li charged particles from the 10B(n,alpha)7Li reactions has been developed as a surrogate to a full 3D approach to calculate a variety of different microdosimetric parameters. The HRQAR method and the surrogate 2D Monte Carlo approach are described in detail and examples of their use are presented.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Solares
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Zamenhof
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage