目的研究西门子Sensation Open CT模拟机的Med-Tec CT碳纤维平板床和ORFIT AIO碳纤维放疗定位底板对水的CT值的影响。方法对3种水模体摆放情形进行研究:情形A水模体悬空放置;情形B水模体放置在CT平板床上;情形C在水模体和CT平板床之间...目的研究西门子Sensation Open CT模拟机的Med-Tec CT碳纤维平板床和ORFIT AIO碳纤维放疗定位底板对水的CT值的影响。方法对3种水模体摆放情形进行研究:情形A水模体悬空放置;情形B水模体放置在CT平板床上;情形C在水模体和CT平板床之间放置一个ORFIT AIO放疗定位底板。应用6种放疗扫描协议,在上述3种情形下对水模体进行扫描,获取CT图像。在每张CT图像上勾画出5个圆形区域,获取这些区域中水的平均CT值(记为Yw)。结果情形B中Yw值均低于情形A;情形C中Yw值高于情形B;情形C中Yw值均低于情形A。结论把CT碳纤维平板床放在水模体下,会降低CT图像中水的CT值;在水模体和CT平板床之间加入AIO定位底板,会把上述降低作用削弱。在对CT模拟机进行质量控制检验时需注意水模体的正确摆放位置。展开更多
An accelerator-based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy(AB-BNCT)experimental facility called D-BNCT01 has been recently completed and is currently able to generate a high-intensity neutron beam for BNCTrelated research.In ...An accelerator-based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy(AB-BNCT)experimental facility called D-BNCT01 has been recently completed and is currently able to generate a high-intensity neutron beam for BNCTrelated research.In this study,we perform several experiments involving water phantoms to validate the Monte Carlo simulation results and analyze the neutron beam characteristics.According to our measurements,D-BNCT01 can generate a neutron flux about 1.2×10^(8)n/cm^(2)/s at the beam port using a 5 kW proton beam.Our results also show that the thermal neutron flux depth distribution inside the water phantom is in good agreement with simulations.We conclude that D-BNCT01 may be effectively employed for BNCT research.展开更多
基金supported by the Program for Guangdong Introducing Innovative and Entrepreneurial Teams(No.2017ZT07S225)the Institute of High Energy Physics Xie-Jialin Foundation(No.Y95461F)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U1932219).
文摘An accelerator-based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy(AB-BNCT)experimental facility called D-BNCT01 has been recently completed and is currently able to generate a high-intensity neutron beam for BNCTrelated research.In this study,we perform several experiments involving water phantoms to validate the Monte Carlo simulation results and analyze the neutron beam characteristics.According to our measurements,D-BNCT01 can generate a neutron flux about 1.2×10^(8)n/cm^(2)/s at the beam port using a 5 kW proton beam.Our results also show that the thermal neutron flux depth distribution inside the water phantom is in good agreement with simulations.We conclude that D-BNCT01 may be effectively employed for BNCT research.
