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We have previously reported on simultaneous monitoring of neutron fluence rate during boron-neutron capture therapy1–5. In these methods, only neutron fluence rate in the locations of the detectors can be monitored.Although the in vitro and in vivo measurements of boron-10 content in blood and tissue by prompt gamma rays give additional information6-7, the estimated dose is obtained rather indirectly. Direct dose distribution measurement is more desirable. Acoustic pulse generation phenomenon seems to be one of the candidates for the purpose.
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Hayakawa, Y., Tada, J., Inada, T., Hatanaka, H. (1993). Possibility of Application of Acoustic Pulse Generation to Dose Distribution Monitoring during Neutron Capture Therapy. In: Soloway, A.H., Barth, R.F., Carpenter, D.E. (eds) Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2978-1_36
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