An investigation on the use of removal-diffusion theory for BNCT treatment planning: a method for determining proper removal-diffusion parameters.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2001
Abstract
This paper outlines a method for determining proper removal-diffusion parameters to be used in removal-diffusion theory calculations for the purpose of BNCT treatment planning. Additionally, this paper demonstrates that, given the proper choice of removal-diffusion parameters, removal-diffusion theory may provide an accurate calculation technique for determining absorbed dose distributions for the purpose of BNCT treatment planning. For a four-group, one-dimensional calculation in water, this method was used to determine values for the neutron scattering cross sections, neutron removal cross sections, neutron diffusion coefficients, and extrapolation distances. These values were then used in a one-dimensional DIF3D calculation. The results of the DIF3D calculation showed a maximum deviation of 2.5% from a MCNP calculation performed for the same geometry.
Volume
28
Issue
9
First Page
1898
Last Page
1904
ISSN
0094-2405
Published In/Presented At
Albertson, B. J., Blue, T. E., & Niemkiewicz, J. (2001). An investigation on the use of removal-diffusion theory for BNCT treatment planning: a method for determining proper removal-diffusion parameters. Medical physics, 28(9), 1898–1904. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.1386424
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Oncology
PubMedID
11585220
Department(s)
Department of Radiation Oncology
Document Type
Article