With the completion of the fission converter epithermal neutron beam (FCB) at MIT, which has a higher epithermal neutron flux (1.3 x 1010 neutrons/cm 2sec) than the current m-67 beam, future BNCT irradiations conducted by the Harvard-MIT BNCT program could be reduced from approximately 3 hours per beam to just a few minutes. Therefore, it is essential to determine the optimal time after BPA adm...

As clinical trials of Neutron Capture Therapy (NCT) are initiated in the U.S. and other countries, new treatment planning codes are being developed to calculate detailed dose distributions in patient-specific models. The thorough evaluation and comparison of treatment planning codes is a critical step toward the eventual standardization of dosimetry, which, in turn, is an essential element for ...