Design of a scintillator-based prompt gamma camera for boron-neutron capture therapy: Comparison of SrI2 and GAGG using Monte-Carlo simulation
| Autor: | Sun Hong Min, Minho Kim, Chawon Park, Wonho Lee, Ilsung Cho, Bong Hwan Hong, Won Taek Hwang, Kyeong Min Kim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Materials science
Image quality 020209 energy Monte Carlo method 02 engineering and technology Scintillator Imaging phantom 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Optics law Collimator 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Neutron Gamma camera business.industry SrI2 PGI lcsh:TK9001-9401 GAGG Neutron capture Nuclear Energy and Engineering BNCT lcsh:Nuclear engineering. Atomic power business |
| Zdroj: | Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol 53, Iss 2, Pp 626-636 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1738-5733 |
| Popis: | Boron–neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a cancer treatment method that exploits the high neutron reactivity of boron. Monitoring the prompt gamma rays (PGs) produced during neutron irradiation is essential for ensuring the accuracy and safety of BNCT. We investigate the imaging of PGs produced by the boron–neutron capture reaction through Monte Carlo simulations of a gamma camera with a SrI2 scintillator and parallel-hole collimator. GAGG scintillator is also used for a comparison. The simulations allow the shapes of the energy spectra, which exhibit a peak at 478 keV, to be determined along with the PG images from a boron–water phantom. It is found that increasing the size of the water phantom results in a greater number of image counts and lower contrast. Additionally, a higher septal penetration ratio results in poorer image quality, and a SrI2 scintillator results in higher image contrast. Thus, we can simulate the BNCT process and obtain an energy spectrum with a reasonable shape, as well as suitable PG images. Both GAGG and SrI2 crystals are suitable for PG imaging during BNCT. However, for higher imaging quality, SrI2 and a collimator with a lower septal penetration ratio should be utilized. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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