SERA - An Advanced Treatment Planning System for Neutron Therapy
The technology for computational dosimetry and treatment planning for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) has advanced significantly over the past few years. Because of the more complex nature of the problem, the computational methods that work well for treatment planning in photon radiotherapy are not applicable to BNCT. The necessary methods have, however, been developed and have been successfully employed both for research applications as well as human trials. Computational geometry for BNCT applications can be constructed directly from tomographic medical imagery and computed radiation dose distributions can be readily displayed in formats that are familiar to the radiotherapy community. The SERA system represents a significant advance in several areas for treatment planning. However further improvements in speed and results presentation are still needed for routine clinical applications, particularly when optimizations of dose pattern is required.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-94ID13223
- OSTI ID:
- 8335
- Report Number(s):
- INEEL/CON-99-00523; TRN: US0101964
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Current Issues Relating to Neutron Capture Therapy, Vienna (AT), 06/01/1999--06/19/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
BORON
NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY
PLANNING
RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
S CODES
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
TREATMENT PLANNING
BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (BNCT)
TOMOGRAPHIC MEDICAL IMAGERY
COMPUTED RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
RADIOTHERAPY
DOSE PATTERN
COMPUTATIONAL DOSIMETRY