Computational dosimetry and treatment planning for boron neutron capture therapy.
The technology for computational dosimetry and treatment planning for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) has advanced significantly over the past few years. Because of the more complex nature of the problem, the computational methods that work well for treatment planning in photon radiotherapy are not applicable to BNCT. The necessary methods have, however, been developed and have been successfully employed both for research applications as well as human trials, although further improvements in speed are needed for routine clinical applications. Computational geometry for BNCT applications can be constructed directly from tomographic medical imagery and computed radiation dose distributions can be readily displayed in formats that are familiar to the radiotherapy community.
Nigg
D W
DW
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls 83415, USA.
Wheeler
F J
FJ
Wessol
D E
DE
Capala
J
J
Chadha
M
M
D000818:Animals; D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted