Systematic investigation on the validity of partition model dosimetry for ⁹⁰Y radioembolization using Monte Carlo simulation

Authors

Nurul Hashikin, University of Malaya
Chai-Hong Yeong, University of Malaya
Susanna Guatelli, University of WollongongFollow
Basri Abdullah, University of Malaya
Kwanhoong Ng, University of Malaya
Alessandra Malaroda, University of WollongongFollow
Anatoly B. Rosenfeld, University of WollongongFollow
Alan C. Perkins, University of Nottingham

RIS ID

116447

Publication Details

Hashikin, N. A. A., Yeong, C., Guatelli, S., Abdullah, B. J. J., Ng, K., Malaroda, A., Rosenfeld, A. & Perkins, A. C. (2017). Systematic investigation on the validity of partition model dosimetry for ⁹⁰Y radioembolization using Monte Carlo simulation. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 62 (18), 7342-7356.

Abstract

We aimed to investigate the validity of the partition model in estimating the absorbed doses to liver tumour, normal liver tissue and lungs, when cross-fire irradiations between these compartments are being considered.