Identification of Induced Radionuclides Produced from Dental Metals in Proton Beam Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Purpose: To identify the induced radionuclides produced from dental metals in proton beam therapy and investigate the accuracy of the Monte Carlo (MC) simulation by comparing the measured radioactivity. Methods and Materials: Two dental metals of pure titanium and gold-silver-palladium alloy, common...

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Main Authors: Ryohei Kato, MS, Takahiro Kato, PhD, Yuki Narita, PhD, Sho Sasaki, MS, Kanako Takayama, DDS, PhD, Masao Murakami, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109422002597