Abstract
In boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) an epithermal neutron beam is used to treat patients with malignant brain tumours. Prior to patient treatments, thorough experimental verification of the calculated radiation dose distributions is required.
Activation foils, ionization chambers, TL dosimeters and a SiLi detector were used in extensive series of dosimetric phantom measurements Serén Kosunen Aschan ]. Phantoms of different materials and geometries were selected to determine the absorbed dose distribution characteristics in each case. Depth–dose curves were measured along the central depth axis of the phantoms. The perpendicular profile dose curves were measured at different depths across the phantoms. The results of those measurements will be presented.
Activation foils, ionization chambers, TL dosimeters and a SiLi detector were used in extensive series of dosimetric phantom measurements Serén Kosunen Aschan ]. Phantoms of different materials and geometries were selected to determine the absorbed dose distribution characteristics in each case. Depth–dose curves were measured along the central depth axis of the phantoms. The perpendicular profile dose curves were measured at different depths across the phantoms. The results of those measurements will be presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Clinical Physiology |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Oct 1998 |
| MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
| Event | 11th Scandinavian Congress of Clinical Physiology & 3rd Nordic Congress of Nuclear Medicine - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 11 Jun 1998 → 12 Jun 1998 |