Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues

Autores
Provenzano, Lucas; Olivera, María Silvina; Saint Martin, María Laura Gisela; Rodriguez, Luis Miguel; Fregenal, Daniel Eduardo; Thorp, Silvia Inés; Pozzi, Emiliano César Cayetano; Curotto, Paula; Postuma, Ian; Altieri, Saverio; González, Sara Josefina; Bortolussi, Silva; Portu, Agustina Mariana
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2018
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The neutron autoradiography technique using polycarbonate nuclear track detectors (NTD) has been extended to quantify the boron concentration in hard tissues, an application of special interest in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). Chemical and mechanical processing methods to prepare thin tissue sections as required by this technique have been explored. Four different decalcification methods governed by slow and fast kinetics were tested in boron-loaded bones. Due to the significant loss of the boron content, this technique was discarded. On the contrary, mechanical manipulation to obtain bone powder and tissue sections of tens of microns thick proved reproducible and suitable, ensuring a proper conservation of the boron content in the samples. A calibration curve that relates the 10B concentration of a bone sample and the track density in a Lexan NTD is presented. Bone powder embedded in boric acid solution with known boron concentrations between 0 and 100 ppm was used as a standard material. The samples, contained in slim Lexan cases, were exposed to a neutron fluence of 1012 cm−2 at the thermal column central facility of the RA-3 reactor (Argentina). The revealed tracks in the NTD were counted with an image processing software. The effect of track overlapping was studied and corresponding corrections were implemented in the presented calibration curve. Stochastic simulations of the track densities produced by the products of the 10B thermal neutron capture reaction for different boron concentrations in bone were performed and compared with the experimental results. The remarkable agreement between the two curves suggested the suitability of the obtained experimental calibration curve. This neutron autoradiography technique was finally applied to determine the boron concentration in pulverized and compact bone samples coming from a sheep experimental model. The obtained results for both type of samples agreed with boron measurements carried out by ICP-OES within experimental uncertainties. The fact that the histological structure of bone sections remains preserved allows for future boron microdistribution analysis.
Fil: Provenzano, Lucas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Olivera, María Silvina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Saint Martin, María Laura Gisela. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Rodriguez, Luis Miguel. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
Fil: Fregenal, Daniel Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Thorp, Silvia Inés. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Pozzi, Emiliano César Cayetano. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Curotto, Paula. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Postuma, Ian. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare; Italia
Fil: Altieri, Saverio. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare; Italia. Universita Degli Studi Di Pavia; Italia
Fil: González, Sara Josefina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Bortolussi, Silva. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare; Italia. Universita Degli Studi Di Pavia; Italia
Fil: Portu, Agustina Mariana. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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BNCT
BONE
NEUTRON AUTORADIOGRAPHY
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spelling Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissuesProvenzano, LucasOlivera, María SilvinaSaint Martin, María Laura GiselaRodriguez, Luis MiguelFregenal, Daniel EduardoThorp, Silvia InésPozzi, Emiliano César CayetanoCurotto, PaulaPostuma, IanAltieri, SaverioGonzález, Sara JosefinaBortolussi, SilvaPortu, Agustina MarianaBNCTBONENEUTRON AUTORADIOGRAPHYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The neutron autoradiography technique using polycarbonate nuclear track detectors (NTD) has been extended to quantify the boron concentration in hard tissues, an application of special interest in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). Chemical and mechanical processing methods to prepare thin tissue sections as required by this technique have been explored. Four different decalcification methods governed by slow and fast kinetics were tested in boron-loaded bones. Due to the significant loss of the boron content, this technique was discarded. On the contrary, mechanical manipulation to obtain bone powder and tissue sections of tens of microns thick proved reproducible and suitable, ensuring a proper conservation of the boron content in the samples. A calibration curve that relates the 10B concentration of a bone sample and the track density in a Lexan NTD is presented. Bone powder embedded in boric acid solution with known boron concentrations between 0 and 100 ppm was used as a standard material. The samples, contained in slim Lexan cases, were exposed to a neutron fluence of 1012 cm−2 at the thermal column central facility of the RA-3 reactor (Argentina). The revealed tracks in the NTD were counted with an image processing software. The effect of track overlapping was studied and corresponding corrections were implemented in the presented calibration curve. Stochastic simulations of the track densities produced by the products of the 10B thermal neutron capture reaction for different boron concentrations in bone were performed and compared with the experimental results. The remarkable agreement between the two curves suggested the suitability of the obtained experimental calibration curve. This neutron autoradiography technique was finally applied to determine the boron concentration in pulverized and compact bone samples coming from a sheep experimental model. The obtained results for both type of samples agreed with boron measurements carried out by ICP-OES within experimental uncertainties. The fact that the histological structure of bone sections remains preserved allows for future boron microdistribution analysis.Fil: Provenzano, Lucas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; ArgentinaFil: Olivera, María Silvina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; ArgentinaFil: Saint Martin, María Laura Gisela. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; ArgentinaFil: Rodriguez, Luis Miguel. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; ArgentinaFil: Fregenal, Daniel Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; ArgentinaFil: Thorp, Silvia Inés. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; ArgentinaFil: Pozzi, Emiliano César Cayetano. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; ArgentinaFil: Curotto, Paula. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; ArgentinaFil: Postuma, Ian. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare; ItaliaFil: Altieri, Saverio. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare; Italia. Universita Degli Studi Di Pavia; ItaliaFil: González, Sara Josefina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Bortolussi, Silva. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare; Italia. Universita Degli Studi Di Pavia; ItaliaFil: Portu, Agustina Mariana. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues
title Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues
spellingShingle Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues
Provenzano, Lucas
BNCT
BONE
NEUTRON AUTORADIOGRAPHY
title_short Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues
title_full Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues
title_fullStr Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues
title_full_unstemmed Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues
title_sort Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Provenzano, Lucas
Olivera, María Silvina
Saint Martin, María Laura Gisela
Rodriguez, Luis Miguel
Fregenal, Daniel Eduardo
Thorp, Silvia Inés
Pozzi, Emiliano César Cayetano
Curotto, Paula
Postuma, Ian
Altieri, Saverio
González, Sara Josefina
Bortolussi, Silva
Portu, Agustina Mariana
author Provenzano, Lucas
author_facet Provenzano, Lucas
Olivera, María Silvina
Saint Martin, María Laura Gisela
Rodriguez, Luis Miguel
Fregenal, Daniel Eduardo
Thorp, Silvia Inés
Pozzi, Emiliano César Cayetano
Curotto, Paula
Postuma, Ian
Altieri, Saverio
González, Sara Josefina
Bortolussi, Silva
Portu, Agustina Mariana
author_role author
author2 Olivera, María Silvina
Saint Martin, María Laura Gisela
Rodriguez, Luis Miguel
Fregenal, Daniel Eduardo
Thorp, Silvia Inés
Pozzi, Emiliano César Cayetano
Curotto, Paula
Postuma, Ian
Altieri, Saverio
González, Sara Josefina
Bortolussi, Silva
Portu, Agustina Mariana
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BNCT
BONE
NEUTRON AUTORADIOGRAPHY
topic BNCT
BONE
NEUTRON AUTORADIOGRAPHY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The neutron autoradiography technique using polycarbonate nuclear track detectors (NTD) has been extended to quantify the boron concentration in hard tissues, an application of special interest in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). Chemical and mechanical processing methods to prepare thin tissue sections as required by this technique have been explored. Four different decalcification methods governed by slow and fast kinetics were tested in boron-loaded bones. Due to the significant loss of the boron content, this technique was discarded. On the contrary, mechanical manipulation to obtain bone powder and tissue sections of tens of microns thick proved reproducible and suitable, ensuring a proper conservation of the boron content in the samples. A calibration curve that relates the 10B concentration of a bone sample and the track density in a Lexan NTD is presented. Bone powder embedded in boric acid solution with known boron concentrations between 0 and 100 ppm was used as a standard material. The samples, contained in slim Lexan cases, were exposed to a neutron fluence of 1012 cm−2 at the thermal column central facility of the RA-3 reactor (Argentina). The revealed tracks in the NTD were counted with an image processing software. The effect of track overlapping was studied and corresponding corrections were implemented in the presented calibration curve. Stochastic simulations of the track densities produced by the products of the 10B thermal neutron capture reaction for different boron concentrations in bone were performed and compared with the experimental results. The remarkable agreement between the two curves suggested the suitability of the obtained experimental calibration curve. This neutron autoradiography technique was finally applied to determine the boron concentration in pulverized and compact bone samples coming from a sheep experimental model. The obtained results for both type of samples agreed with boron measurements carried out by ICP-OES within experimental uncertainties. The fact that the histological structure of bone sections remains preserved allows for future boron microdistribution analysis.
Fil: Provenzano, Lucas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Olivera, María Silvina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Saint Martin, María Laura Gisela. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Rodriguez, Luis Miguel. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
Fil: Fregenal, Daniel Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Thorp, Silvia Inés. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Pozzi, Emiliano César Cayetano. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Curotto, Paula. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Postuma, Ian. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare; Italia
Fil: Altieri, Saverio. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare; Italia. Universita Degli Studi Di Pavia; Italia
Fil: González, Sara Josefina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Bortolussi, Silva. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare; Italia. Universita Degli Studi Di Pavia; Italia
Fil: Portu, Agustina Mariana. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description The neutron autoradiography technique using polycarbonate nuclear track detectors (NTD) has been extended to quantify the boron concentration in hard tissues, an application of special interest in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). Chemical and mechanical processing methods to prepare thin tissue sections as required by this technique have been explored. Four different decalcification methods governed by slow and fast kinetics were tested in boron-loaded bones. Due to the significant loss of the boron content, this technique was discarded. On the contrary, mechanical manipulation to obtain bone powder and tissue sections of tens of microns thick proved reproducible and suitable, ensuring a proper conservation of the boron content in the samples. A calibration curve that relates the 10B concentration of a bone sample and the track density in a Lexan NTD is presented. Bone powder embedded in boric acid solution with known boron concentrations between 0 and 100 ppm was used as a standard material. The samples, contained in slim Lexan cases, were exposed to a neutron fluence of 1012 cm−2 at the thermal column central facility of the RA-3 reactor (Argentina). The revealed tracks in the NTD were counted with an image processing software. The effect of track overlapping was studied and corresponding corrections were implemented in the presented calibration curve. Stochastic simulations of the track densities produced by the products of the 10B thermal neutron capture reaction for different boron concentrations in bone were performed and compared with the experimental results. The remarkable agreement between the two curves suggested the suitability of the obtained experimental calibration curve. This neutron autoradiography technique was finally applied to determine the boron concentration in pulverized and compact bone samples coming from a sheep experimental model. The obtained results for both type of samples agreed with boron measurements carried out by ICP-OES within experimental uncertainties. The fact that the histological structure of bone sections remains preserved allows for future boron microdistribution analysis.
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