Abstract
Three treatment planning systems developed for clinical BNCT use are
SERA developed by INL/Montana State
University, NCTPlan developed by the HarvardMIT
and the CNEA group and JCDS developed by JAEA in
Japan. Previously, performance of the SERA and NCTPlan has been compared in
various studies. In this
preliminary study, the dose calculations performed with SERA and JCDS systems
were compared in single brain
cancer patient case with the FiR 1 epithermal neutron beam. A twofield
brain cancer treatment plan was
performed with the both codes. The dose components to normal brain, tumor and
planning target volume (PTV)
were calculated and compared in case of one radiation field and combined two
fields. The depth dose distributions
and the maximum doses in regions of interest were compared. Calculations with
the treatment planning systems
for the thermal neutron induced (10B and nitrogen) dose components and photon
dose were in good agreement.
Higher discrepancy in the fast neutron dose calculations was found. In case of
combined twofield
treatment plan,
overall discrepancy of the total maximum weighted dose was ~3% for normal
brain and PTV and ~4% for tumor
dose.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Neutron Capture Therapy - BNCT: a new option against cancer |
| Editors | A. Zonta |
| Publisher | ENEA |
| Pages | 583-586 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-888-28616-7-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 13th International Congress on Neutron Capture Therapy BNCT: A new option against cancer - Florence, Italy Duration: 2 Nov 2008 → 8 Nov 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | 13th International Congress on Neutron Capture Therapy BNCT |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Florence |
| Period | 2/11/08 → 8/11/08 |
Keywords
- treatment planning
- dose calculation
- MCNP
- SERA
- JCDS
