Optimization of BNCT treatment planning
- Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Treatment planning for epithermal neutron capture therapy applications to date has relied on rigorous Monte Carlo calculations. Although many improvements have been made, the Monte Carlo process still requires a large amount of computer time and planning labor. With single-field, fixed-aperture irradiation, a near-optimum field can be found with an intuition-aided trial and error approach, however methods to more rapidly determine optimum irradiation configurations will significantly aid the process. As efforts become more aggressive, having the ability to select aperture size and number of fields, it will become expensive to manually find the optimum plan for a patient. Also, as the modality moves to clinical applications, patient throughput will not permit the resource-expenditure currently utilized in clinical trials.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-94ID13223
- OSTI ID:
- 390523
- Report Number(s):
- INEL-96/00219; CONF-961103-9; ON: DE96014120
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and the European Nuclear Society (ENS), Washington, DC (United States), 10-14 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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