First tomographic image of neutron capture rate in a BNCT facility

D M Minsky; A A Valda; A J Kreiner; S Green; C Wojnecki; Z Ghani

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.030

First tomographic image of neutron capture rate in a BNCT facility

Appl Radiat Isot. 2011 Dec;69(12):1858-61. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.030. Epub 2011 Feb 1.

Authors

D M Minsky¹, A A Valda, A J Kreiner, S Green, C Wojnecki, Z Ghani

Affiliation

¹ Gerencia de Investigación y Aplicaciones, CAC, CNEA, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina. minsky@tandar.cnea.gov.ar

PMID: 21316978
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.030

Abstract

This work discusses the development of online dosimetry of the boron dose via Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) during a BNCT treatment irradiation. Such a system will allow the online computation of boron dose maps without the large current uncertainties in the assessment of the boron concentration in different tissues. The first tomographic boron dose image with a SPECT prototype is shown.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy*
Neutrons
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon