Effect of Beta Particles Spectrum on Absorbed Fraction in Internal Radiotherapy
Objective(s): The purpose of this research is to study the effect of beta spectrum on absorbed fraction ( ) and to find suitable analytical functions for beta spectrum absorbed fractions in spherical and ellipsoidal volumes with a uniform distribution for several radionuclides that are commonly used...
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doaj-f1ef6ac535fe4f28984380f8c64aaa6d2020-11-25T02:34:40ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesAsia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology2322-57182322-57262019-01-0171718310.22038/aojnmb.2018.1161011610Effect of Beta Particles Spectrum on Absorbed Fraction in Internal RadiotherapyMahdi Ghorbani0Marjan Hashempour1Ernesto Amato2Courtney Knaup3Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranPhysics Group, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran,Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and of Morpho functional Imaging, University of Messina, MessinaComprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CourtneyObjective(s): The purpose of this research is to study the effect of beta spectrum on absorbed fraction ( ) and to find suitable analytical functions for beta spectrum absorbed fractions in spherical and ellipsoidal volumes with a uniform distribution for several radionuclides that are commonly used in nuclear medicine.Methods: In order to obtain the beta particle absorbed fraction, Monte Carlo simulations were performed by using the MCNPX code. The validation of the simulations was performed by calculating the absorbed fractions in spheres and comparing the results with the data published by other investigators. The absorbed fractions were calculated and compared by using an actual beta energy spectrum with those obtained through the mean beta energy of 14C, 199Au, 177Lu, 131I, 90Sr, 153Sm, 186Re, 32P, 90Y, 38Cl and 88Rb radionuclides.Results: The maximum difference between the absorbed fractions for beta particles accounting for the whole beta spectrum of all the considered nuclides was 29.62% with respect to the mean beta energy case. Suitable analytical relationships were found between the absorbed fraction and the generalized radius, and the dependence of the fitting parameters from beta spectrum energy was discussed and fitted by appropriate parametric functions.Conclusion: The results allowed the calculation of the absorbed fractions from the above stated beta sources uniformly distributed in spherical and ellipsoidal volumes of any ellipticity and volume, in a wide range of practical volumes that are not only used for internal dosimetry in nuclear medicine applications, but also in radiological protection estimates ofdoses from internal contamination.http://aojnmb.mums.ac.ir/article_11610_46b41c23f67de9809a871a6eb6a900c0.pdfBeta emittersabsorbed fractionanalytical functionMonte Carlo Simulationinternal radiotherapy |
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Mahdi Ghorbani Marjan Hashempour Ernesto Amato Courtney Knaup |
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Mahdi Ghorbani Marjan Hashempour Ernesto Amato Courtney Knaup Effect of Beta Particles Spectrum on Absorbed Fraction in Internal Radiotherapy Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology Beta emitters absorbed fraction analytical function Monte Carlo Simulation internal radiotherapy |
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Mahdi Ghorbani Marjan Hashempour Ernesto Amato Courtney Knaup |
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Mahdi Ghorbani |
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Effect of Beta Particles Spectrum on Absorbed Fraction in Internal Radiotherapy |
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Effect of Beta Particles Spectrum on Absorbed Fraction in Internal Radiotherapy |
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Effect of Beta Particles Spectrum on Absorbed Fraction in Internal Radiotherapy |
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Effect of Beta Particles Spectrum on Absorbed Fraction in Internal Radiotherapy |
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Effect of Beta Particles Spectrum on Absorbed Fraction in Internal Radiotherapy |
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effect of beta particles spectrum on absorbed fraction in internal radiotherapy |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences |
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Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology |
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2322-5718 2322-5726 |
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2019-01-01 |
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Objective(s): The purpose of this research is to study the effect of beta spectrum on absorbed fraction ( ) and to find suitable analytical functions for beta spectrum absorbed fractions in spherical and ellipsoidal volumes with a uniform distribution for several radionuclides that are commonly used in nuclear medicine.Methods: In order to obtain the beta particle absorbed fraction, Monte Carlo simulations were performed by using the MCNPX code. The validation of the simulations was performed by calculating the absorbed fractions in spheres and comparing the results with the data published by other investigators. The absorbed fractions were calculated and compared by using an actual beta energy spectrum with those obtained through the mean beta energy of 14C, 199Au, 177Lu, 131I, 90Sr, 153Sm, 186Re, 32P, 90Y, 38Cl and 88Rb radionuclides.Results: The maximum difference between the absorbed fractions for beta particles accounting for the whole beta spectrum of all the considered nuclides was 29.62% with respect to the mean beta energy case. Suitable analytical relationships were found between the absorbed fraction and the generalized radius, and the dependence of the fitting parameters from beta spectrum energy was discussed and fitted by appropriate parametric functions.Conclusion: The results allowed the calculation of the absorbed fractions from the above stated beta sources uniformly distributed in spherical and ellipsoidal volumes of any ellipticity and volume, in a wide range of practical volumes that are not only used for internal dosimetry in nuclear medicine applications, but also in radiological protection estimates ofdoses from internal contamination. |
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Beta emitters absorbed fraction analytical function Monte Carlo Simulation internal radiotherapy |
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