Abstract
As a form of radiation therapy, boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is used to eradicate brain tumors that are difficult to remove by surgical methods. In this study, Monte Carlo simulation was used to examine the effectiveness of BNCT technique and to evaluate the dose delivered to a brain tumor as well as to surrounding healthy tissue during treatment. Using the Monte Carlo N-particle code (MCNP), the dose distribution in Modified Snyder Head Phantom (MSHP), which is a multi-shell analytic ellipsoidal representation voxelized, was estimated. The results suggest that they may contribute to improve patient protection during BNCT. Results obtained are consistent with those reported in the literature.
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