期刊
PHYSICA MEDICA-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PHYSICS
卷 84, 期 -, 页码 241-253出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.03.005
关键词
Gold nanoparticles; Dose enhancement; X-rays; Targeted radiotherapy
资金
- DFG [336532926, 386872118]
- National Cancer Institute [R01 CA187003]
The study compared dose enhancement ratios (DERs) for simulations of gold nanoparticles irradiated by X-rays using Monte Carlo codes, finding that DER values with realistic radiation field extensions and presence of secondary particle equilibrium (SPE) were much smaller than those for narrow-beam irradiation.
Results of a Monte Carlo code intercomparison exercise for simulations of the dose enhancement from a gold nanoparticle (GNP) irradiated by X-rays have been recently reported. To highlight potential differences between codes, the dose enhancement ratios (DERs) were shown for the narrow-beam geometry used in the simulations, which leads to values significantly higher than unity over distances in the order of several tens of micrometers from the GNP surface. As it has come to our attention that the figures in our paper have given rise to misinterpretation as showing 'the' DERs of GNPs under diagnostic X-ray irradiation, this article presents estimates of the DERs that would have been obtained with realistic radiation field extensions and presence of secondary particle equilibrium (SPE). These DER values are much smaller than those for a narrow-beam irradiation shown in our paper, and significant dose enhancement is only found within a few hundred nanometers around the GNP. The approach used to obtain these estimates required the development of a methodology to identify and, where possible, correct results from simulations whose implementation deviated from the initial exercise definition. Based on this methodology, literature on Monte Carlo simulated DERs has been critically assessed.
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