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A water-filled head phantom and a wax body part phantom that have been designed for experimental and Monte Carlo based dosimetry for boron neutron capture therapy are described. The head phantom is ellipsoidal, based on the Snyder head model. Body part phantoms are molded directly from the patient’s body. The composition of the head phantom is designed to simulate the neutron slowing down properties of the human skull and brain; and the body part phantom emulates the muscle. The relevant dose components may be mapped in three-dimensions, either experimentally using activation foils and paired ionization chambers, or theoretically using the Monte Carlo based radiation transport code MCN P. Dose-versus-depth profiles of the NCT relevant dose components, as measured experimentally and calculated by Monte Carlo are generally in good agreement.
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Harling, O.K., Rogus, R.D., Redmond, E.L., Roberts, K.A., Moulin, D.J., Yam, C.S. (1996). Phantoms for Neutron Capture Therapy Dosimetry. In: Mishima, Y. (eds) Cancer Neutron Capture Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9567-7_72
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