title: BNCT as a boost for fast neutron therapy?
abstract: The thermal neutron flux in a fast neutron therapy treatment unit is measured by a small ionization chamber coated inside with boron (10B). These measurements are compared with calculations of the thermal neutron flux made by a pencil beam algorithm, which can be used as a first approximation for treatment therapy planning. The additional dose for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) as a boost in a 14 MeV neutron generator is calculated from the measured thermal neutron flux.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lüdemann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matzen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Scobel
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000528:radiation effects; D005214:Fast Neutrons; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000379:methods*