Calculation by GAMOS/Geant4 simulation of cellular energy distributions from alpha and lithium-7 particles created by BNCT

Monte Carlo (MC) has demonstrated to be a suitable technique to evaluate the microdosimetric parameters at the cellular level for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). The objectives of the current study are first to validate GAMOS MC codes with different Geant4 physics models for the range calculat...

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Published in:Applied radiation and isotopes 2018-02, Vol.132, p.206-211
Main Authors: Karaoglu, Ayse, Arce, Pedro, Obradors, Diego, Lagares, Juan I, Unak, Perihan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Monte Carlo (MC) has demonstrated to be a suitable technique to evaluate the microdosimetric parameters at the cellular level for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). The objectives of the current study are first to validate GAMOS MC codes with different Geant4 physics models for the range calculations of alpha particles. Once the proper physics is selected, the second objective is to determine the distributions of deposited energy in cellular medium originated by alpha and lithium-7 particles induced by B(n,α) Li.
ISSN:0969-8043
1872-9800
DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.11.021