Review on Some Computational Aspects of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

Liem Peng Hong (Group Leader Nippon Advanced Information Service/NAIS Co.,Inc)

Indonesian Journal of Physics and Nuclear Applications
Vol 3 No 2 (2018)

This paper reviews some computational aspects of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) with the emphasis on the BNCT treatment planning system. An example of a computational dosimetry system developed in Japan is discussed, particularly, the need of such system for BNCT which uses epithermal neutron beams for non-craniotomy brain tumors as well as head-&-neck cancers. An example of BNCT dose calculation method is also presented.