Affiliation:
1. P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Abstract
This paper presents an assessment of nuclear reaction yields of protons, α-particles, and neutrons in human tissue-equivalentmaterial in proton therapy using a simulation with Geant 4. In this study, we also check an enhancement of nuclear reactions due to the presence of Bi, Au, 11B, and 10B radiosensitizer nanoparticles. We demonstrate that a proton beam induces a noticeable amount of nuclear reactions in the tissue. Nevertheless, the enhancement of nuclear reaction products due to radiosensitizer nanoparticles is found to be negligible.
Funder
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Spectroscopy,Molecular Biology,General Medicine,Catalysis
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