Feasibility of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) for malignant pleural mesothelioma from a viewpoint of dose distribution analysis

• Published in: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Vol. 66; no. 5; pp. 1584 - 1589
• Main Authors: Suzuki, Minoru, Sakurai, Yoshinori, Masunaga, Shinichiro, Kinashi, Yuko, Nagata, Kenji, Maruhashi, Akira, Ono, Koji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2006
• Subjects: BORON; Boron Compounds - therapeutic use; Boron neutron capture therapy; Boron Neutron Capture Therapy - methods; CARCINOMAS; CLINICAL TRIALS; Feasibility Studies; Humans; Lung; LUNGS; Malignant pleural mesothelioma; Mesothelioma - radiotherapy; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PATIENTS; PLANNING; Pleural Neoplasms - radiotherapy; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Radiotherapy Dosage; SIMULATION; Boron neutron capture therapy; Malignant pleural mesothelioma

Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) from a viewpoint of dose distribution analysis using Simulation Environment for Radiotherapy Applications (SERA), a currently available BNCT treatment planning system. Methods and...