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Table 2 Summary of GATE simulation results for EBRT and 90Y irradiation

From: Comparison of radiobiological parameters for 90Y radionuclide therapy (RNT) and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in vitro

 

EBRT

90Y

 

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

Cell

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

Cell

Irradiation time

< 1.7 min

< 1.7 min

< 1.7 min

8 days

8 days

8 days

Total no. of hits

3.11 × 1010

7.38 × 109

3.85 × 1010

5.57 × 109

9.97 × 108

6.10 × 109

\(\widetilde {N}\)

1.25 × 103

295

1.540 × 103

122

21

143

Dint(Gy)

4.17 × 104

8.28 × 103

5.00 × 104

4.26 × 104

7.71 × 103

5.03 × 104

\(\widetilde {D}\) (Gy)

10.5

10.1

10.3

10.4

10.1

10.3

Total no. of ionisations

1.49 × 1010

6.49 × 109

2.14 × 1010

1.11 × 1010

2.78 × 109

1.39 × 1010

Ave no. of ionisations

2.98 × 107

1.30 × 106

3.11 × 107

2.23 × 107

5.56 × 105

2.29 × 107

  1. \(\widetilde {N}\), Dint represent the average number of hits and integral dose respectively. The statistical uncertainties are negligible