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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-23
pubmed:abstractText
Dosimetry calculations of monoclonal antibodies (MABs) are made difficult because the focus of radioactivity is targeted for a nonstandard volume in a nonstandard geometry, precluding straightforward application of the MIRD formalism. The MABDOS software addresses this shortcoming by interactive placement of a spherical perturbation into the Standard Man geometry for each tumor focus. S tables are calculated by a Monte Carlo simulation of photon transport for each organ system (including tumor) that localizes activity. Performance benchmarks are reported that measure the time required to simulate 60,000 photons for each penetrating radiation in the spectrum of 99mTc and 131I using the kidney as source organ. Results indicate that calculation times are probably prohibitive on current microcomputer platforms. Mini and supercomputers offer a realistic platform for MABDOS patient dosimetry estimates.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0169-2607
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
205-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
On the possibility of 'real-time' Monte Carlo calculations for the estimation of absorbed dose in radioimmunotherapy.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't