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Previously, we have developed the in-phantom neutron field assessment parameters T and DTumor for the evaluation of epithermal neutron fields for use in BNCT.1 These parameters are based on an energy-spectrum-dependent neutron normal-tissue RBE2 and the treatment planning methodology of Gahbauer and his co-workers,3 which includes the effects of dose fractionation.
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Woollard, J.E., Blue, T.E., Capala, J. (2001). A Comparison of Neutron Fields for BNCT. In: Hawthorne, M.F., Shelly, K., Wiersema, R.J. (eds) Frontiers in Neutron Capture Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1285-1_57
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