BNCT as a boost for fast neutron therapy?
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.
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Radiologische Klinik, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Matzen
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Schmidt
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Scobel
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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*