Measurement of dose enhancement by neutron capture of boron in 252Cf interstitial brachytherapy

被引：1
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作者：
Abd El-Hafez, AI [1 ]
Eissa, HM
Eman, SA
Fadel, MA
机构：
[1] Natl Inst Stand, Ionizing Radiat Dept, Giza, Egypt
[2] Cairo Univ, Dept Biophys, Giza, Egypt
来源：
RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | 1997年 / 28卷 / 1-6期
关键词：
BNCT; interstitial brachytherapy; Cf-252; dose enhancement; neutron therapy;
D O I：
10.1016/S1350-4487(97)00117-0
中图分类号：
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号：
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要：
The effect of boron concentration in water on the gamma, fast and slow neutrons and alpha particles components at the central, forward and backward surfaces inside tumor phantom of 4.2cm diameter and 4.4cm height, during brachytherapy by neutrons from Cf-252 were investigated. The source was at the centre of a cubic shaped water phantom of 30 cm side. The study was carried for different concentrations of boron from H3BO3, Li2B4O7 and (H3BO3)-B-10. The effect of source to tumor distance on the different components of radiation was also measured. The results indicated that the use of B-10 compounds enhances the damage and is recommended for successful boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT).
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