Physics – Medical Physics
Scientific paper
2006-08-02
Phys. Med. Biol. 51 (2006) 6099-6112
Physics
Medical Physics
16 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1088/0031-9155/51/23/011
Depth distributions of positron-emitting nuclei in PMMA phantoms are calculated within a Monte Carlo model for Heavy-Ion Therapy (MCHIT) based on the GEANT4 toolkit (version 8.0). The calculated total production rates of $^{11}$C, $^{10}$C and $^{15}$O nuclei are compared with experimental data and with corresponding results of the FLUKA and POSGEN codes. The distributions of e$^+$ annihilation points are obtained by simulating radioactive decay of unstable nuclei and transporting positrons in surrounding medium. A finite spatial resolution of the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is taken into account in a simplified way. Depth distributions of $\beta^+$-activity as seen by a PET scanner are calculated and compared to available data for PMMA phantoms. The calculated $\beta^+$-activity profiles are in good agreement with PET data for proton and $^{12}$C beams at energies suitable for particle therapy. The MCHIT capability to predict the $\beta^+$-activity and dose distributions in tissue-like materials of different chemical composition is demonstrated.
Greiner Walter
Mishustin Igor
Pshenichnov Igor
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