Simulation of scattering effects of irradiation on surroundings using the example of titanium dental implants: a Monte Carlo approach.
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Simulation of scattering effects of irradiation on surroundings using the example of titanium dental implants: a Monte Carlo approach. / Friedrich, Reinhard; Todorovic, Manuel; Krüll, Andreas.
in: ANTICANCER RES, Jahrgang 30, Nr. 5, 5, 01.05.2010, S. 1727-1730.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Simulation of scattering effects of irradiation on surroundings using the example of titanium dental implants: a Monte Carlo approach.
AU - Friedrich, Reinhard
AU - Todorovic, Manuel
AU - Krüll, Andreas
PY - 2010/5/1
Y1 - 2010/5/1
N2 - Occasionally, head and neck cancer patients treated with high-energy X-rays and gamma rays have titanium dental implants. The aim of this study was to calculate alterations in the irradiated bone caused by a foreign body, representing a titanium implant in size and physical qualities, using a stochastic (Monte Carlo) simulation. A clinical linear accelerator was simulated using BEAM/EGS4. The calculations showed that the presence of an implant results in differences of the dose distribution all around the implant. Titanium dental implants in the field of irradiation were capable of causing significant radiation scattering. The risk for dose enhancement was notably important for the bone in direct contact with the foreign body. Therapists involved in radiation planning should consider the impact of dental implants on the radiation beam as a putative cause of osteoradionecrosis.
AB - Occasionally, head and neck cancer patients treated with high-energy X-rays and gamma rays have titanium dental implants. The aim of this study was to calculate alterations in the irradiated bone caused by a foreign body, representing a titanium implant in size and physical qualities, using a stochastic (Monte Carlo) simulation. A clinical linear accelerator was simulated using BEAM/EGS4. The calculations showed that the presence of an implant results in differences of the dose distribution all around the implant. Titanium dental implants in the field of irradiation were capable of causing significant radiation scattering. The risk for dose enhancement was notably important for the bone in direct contact with the foreign body. Therapists involved in radiation planning should consider the impact of dental implants on the radiation beam as a putative cause of osteoradionecrosis.
KW - Computer Simulation
KW - Dental Implants
KW - Dental Prosthesis Design
KW - Head and Neck Neoplasms
KW - Humans
KW - Monte Carlo Method
KW - Osteoradionecrosis
KW - Particle Accelerators
KW - Phantoms, Imaging
KW - Radiotherapy Dosage
KW - Scattering, Radiation
KW - Titanium
KW - Water
KW - X-Rays
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 20592369
VL - 30
SP - 1727
EP - 1730
JO - ANTICANCER RES
JF - ANTICANCER RES
SN - 0250-7005
IS - 5
M1 - 5
ER -