Simulation of Particle Release for Diffusing Alpha-Emitters Radiation Therapy
We used Monte Carlo simulations to study release of radium-224 daughter nuclei from the seed used for Diffusing Alpha-Emitters Radiation Therapy (DART). Calculated desorption probabilities for polonium-216 (15%) and lead-212 (12%) show that they make a significant contribution to total release from the seed. We also showed that the dose to tissue from decays inside the 10mm long seed exceeds 2.9 Gy for initial radium-224 activity of 111 kBq.
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