Radiosensitization with metallic nanoparticles under MeV proton beams: local dose enhancement.

Dose enhancement Geant4 Metallic nanoparticle Proton Therapy

Journal

Radiation and environmental biophysics
ISSN: 1432-2099
Titre abrégé: Radiat Environ Biophys
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0415677

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
16 Aug 2024
Historique:
received: 10 04 2024
accepted: 10 08 2024
medline: 16 8 2024
pubmed: 16 8 2024
entrez: 16 8 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

In addition to specific dosimetric properties of protons, their higher biological effectiveness makes them superior to X-rays and gamma radiation, in radiation therapy. In recent years, enrichment of tumours with metallic nanoparticles as radiosensitizer agents has generated high interest, with several studies attempting to confirm the efficacy of nanoparticles in proton therapy. In the present study Geant4 Monte Carlo (MC) code was used to quantify the increased nanoscopic dose deposition of 50 nm metallic nanoparticles including gold, bismuth, iridium, and gadolinium in water upon exposure to 5, 25, and 50 MeV protons. Dose enhancement factors, radial dose distributions in nano-scale, as well as secondary electron and photon energy spectra were calculated for the studied nanoparticles and proton beams. The obtained results demonstrated that in the presence of metallic nanoparticles an increase in proton energy leads to a decrease in secondary electron and photon production yield. Additionally, an increase in the radial dose enhancement factor from 1.4 to 16 was calculated for the studied nanoparticles when the proton energy was increased from 5 to 50 MeV. It is concluded that the dosimetric advantages of proton beams could be improved significantly in the presence of metallic nanoparticles.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39150514
doi: 10.1007/s00411-024-01090-3
pii: 10.1007/s00411-024-01090-3
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Elham Mansouri (E)

Medical Radiation Research Team, 84 Gorge Road, South Morang, Melbourne, 3752, Australia.

Ghada Almisned (G)

Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia.

H O Tekin (HO)

Department of Medical Diagnostic Imaging, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Computer Engineering Department, Istinye University, Istanbul, 34396, Turkey.
Department of Physics and Technical Sciences, Western Caspian University, Baku, 1001, Azerbaijan.

Saeed Rajabpour (S)

Medical Radiation Research Team, 84 Gorge Road, South Morang, Melbourne, 3752, Australia.

Asghar Mesbahi (A)

Medical Radiation Research Team, 84 Gorge Road, South Morang, Melbourne, 3752, Australia. amesbahi2010@gmail.com.

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