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
- Año de publicación
- 2018
- Idioma
- inglés
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- artículo
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- versión publicada
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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 - Materia
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NEUTRON AUTORADIOGRAPHY - Nivel de accesibilidad
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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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Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues |
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Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues |
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Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues Provenzano, Lucas BNCT BONE NEUTRON AUTORADIOGRAPHY |
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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 |
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Extending neutron autoradiography technique for boron concentration measurements in hard tissues |
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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 |
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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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BNCT BONE NEUTRON AUTORADIOGRAPHY |
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BNCT BONE NEUTRON AUTORADIOGRAPHY |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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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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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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