Treatment planning capability assessment of a beam shaping assembly for accelerator-based BNCT

被引:11
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作者
Herrera, M. S. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Gonzalez, S. J. [1 ,2 ]
Burlon, A. A. [1 ,3 ]
Minsky, D. M. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Kreiner, A. J. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] CNEA, San Martin, Argentina
[2] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, RA-1033 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[3] Univ Nacl San Martin, UNSAM, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
关键词
Accelerator-based BNCT; Beam shaping assembly; Treatment planning; LI-7(P; N)BE-7; REACTION; NEUTRON; TARGET;
D O I
10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.03.029
中图分类号
O61 [无机化学];
学科分类号
070301 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Within the frame of an ongoing project to develop a folded Tandem-Electrostatic-Quadrupole accelerator facility for Accelerator-Based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (AB-BNCT) a theoretical study was performed to assess the treatment planning capability of different configurations of an optimized beam shaping assembly for such a facility. In particular this study aims at evaluating treatment plans for a clinical case of Glioblastoma. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1870 / 1873
页数:4
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