title: Monte Carlo calculations of lung dose in ORNL phantom for boron neutron capture therapy.
abstract: Monte Carlo simulations were performed to evaluate dose for possible treatment of cancers by boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). The computational model of male Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) phantom was used to simulate tumours in the lung. Calculations have been performed by means of the MCNP5/X code. In this simulation, two opposite neutron beams were considered, in order to obtain uniform neutron flux distribution inside the lung. The obtained results indicate that the lung cancer could be treated by BNCT under the assumptions of calculations.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, R. Domanovica 12, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia dragana@kg.ac.rs.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krstic
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, R. Domanovica 12, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Markovic
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, R. Domanovica 12, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jovanovic
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, R. Domanovica 12, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Milenkovic
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, R. Domanovica 12, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nikezic
authors.affiliation: Chalk River Laboratories, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada K0J 1J0.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Atanackovic
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001895:Boron; D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D004947:Esophagus / Q000528:radiation effects; D006321:Heart / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009502:Neutrons; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D012272:Ribs / Q000528:radiation effects; D013131:Spine / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D001895:Boron