PET DOSIMETRY IN PROTON RADIOTHERAPY - A MONTE-CARLO STUDY

Authors
DELGUERRA A DIDOMENICO G MUKHOPADHAYAY D
Citation
A. Delguerra et al., PET DOSIMETRY IN PROTON RADIOTHERAPY - A MONTE-CARLO STUDY, Applied radiation and isotopes, 48(10-12), 1997, pp. 1617-1624
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Applied radiation and isotopes
ISSN journal
09698043 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
10-12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1617 - 1624
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-8043(1997)48:10-12<1617:PDIPR->2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We have used a Monte Carlo program to evaluate the applicability of po sitron emission tomography to in vivo dosimetry for proton radiotherap y. The transport program PTRAN was utilized to estimate the distributi on of positron emitter nuclei produced by proton nuclear inelastic int eractions in tissue. A comparison of Monte Carlo results with experime ntal data available in the literature shows that PET can be a useful t ool in proton radiotherapy especially for in vivo Bragg peak localizat ion. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.