Internal computational dosimetry of natural cisplatin activated in neutron flux

Cisplatin is currently used in the treatment of numerous types of tumors, such as head and neck, esophagus, bladder, testicle. However, the cisplatin use is limited due to its cytotoxic effects. Thus, considering its side effects, lines of research are looking for new technologies to reduce the dose...

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Main Authors: Giovana Bussolotti, Dragana Krstic, Dragoslav Nikezic, Alexandre Soares Leal, Bruno Melo Mendes, Milena Zivkovic
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Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2022-07-01
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Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/1816
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author Giovana Bussolotti
Dragana Krstic
Dragoslav Nikezic
Alexandre Soares Leal
Bruno Melo Mendes
Milena Zivkovic
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Dragana Krstic
Dragoslav Nikezic
Alexandre Soares Leal
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Milena Zivkovic
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description Cisplatin is currently used in the treatment of numerous types of tumors, such as head and neck, esophagus, bladder, testicle. However, the cisplatin use is limited due to its cytotoxic effects. Thus, considering its side effects, lines of research are looking for new technologies to reduce the dose of the chemotherapeutic agent needed to control the disease, which may reduce these side effects. The objective of this work was to perform the internal dosimetry of 191Pt radioisotope derived from the activation of natural cisplatin, thus contributing to the evaluation of the feasibility of a new radiopharmaceutical of natural cisplatin activated by neutrons for application in humans. The dosimetry was obtained with Monte Carlo simulations using two stylized phantoms developed by authors Dragana Krstic and Dragoslav Nikezic and the ICRP adult reference voxelized phantoms. As results, differences were observed between absorbed doses estimated using the two types of phantoms (analytical and voxelized). The highest doses noted in the analytical phantom were in the kidneys (1.58 mGy/MBq), liver (1.32 mGy/MBq), spleen (1.23 mGy/MBq), bladder wall (0.74 mGy/MBq), gallbladder wall (0.56 mGy/MBq), pancreas (0.41 mGy/MBq), and adrenals (0.39 mGy/MBq). For the voxelized phantoms, the highest doses obtained were: kidneys (1.46 mGy/MBq), spleen (1.13 mGy/MBq), liver (1.11 mGy/MBq), gallbladder wall (0.47 mGy/MBq), adrenals (0.41 mGy/MBq), bladder wall (0.36 mGy/MBq), and pancreas (0.29 mGy/MBq). The effective dose was 0.22 mSv/MBq for the analytical phantom, a value similar to that obtained with voxelized phantoms (0.20 mSv/MBq).
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spelling doaj-art-fa2f245716744637969011fdb94298f72025-08-20T02:39:23ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122022-07-01102A (Suppl.)10.15392/bjrs.v10i2A.18161434Internal computational dosimetry of natural cisplatin activated in neutron fluxGiovana Bussolotti0Dragana KrsticDragoslav NikezicAlexandre Soares LealBruno Melo MendesMilena ZivkovicCDTNCisplatin is currently used in the treatment of numerous types of tumors, such as head and neck, esophagus, bladder, testicle. However, the cisplatin use is limited due to its cytotoxic effects. Thus, considering its side effects, lines of research are looking for new technologies to reduce the dose of the chemotherapeutic agent needed to control the disease, which may reduce these side effects. The objective of this work was to perform the internal dosimetry of 191Pt radioisotope derived from the activation of natural cisplatin, thus contributing to the evaluation of the feasibility of a new radiopharmaceutical of natural cisplatin activated by neutrons for application in humans. The dosimetry was obtained with Monte Carlo simulations using two stylized phantoms developed by authors Dragana Krstic and Dragoslav Nikezic and the ICRP adult reference voxelized phantoms. As results, differences were observed between absorbed doses estimated using the two types of phantoms (analytical and voxelized). The highest doses noted in the analytical phantom were in the kidneys (1.58 mGy/MBq), liver (1.32 mGy/MBq), spleen (1.23 mGy/MBq), bladder wall (0.74 mGy/MBq), gallbladder wall (0.56 mGy/MBq), pancreas (0.41 mGy/MBq), and adrenals (0.39 mGy/MBq). For the voxelized phantoms, the highest doses obtained were: kidneys (1.46 mGy/MBq), spleen (1.13 mGy/MBq), liver (1.11 mGy/MBq), gallbladder wall (0.47 mGy/MBq), adrenals (0.41 mGy/MBq), bladder wall (0.36 mGy/MBq), and pancreas (0.29 mGy/MBq). The effective dose was 0.22 mSv/MBq for the analytical phantom, a value similar to that obtained with voxelized phantoms (0.20 mSv/MBq).https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/1816cisplatinmonte carlointernal dosimetry
spellingShingle Giovana Bussolotti
Dragana Krstic
Dragoslav Nikezic
Alexandre Soares Leal
Bruno Melo Mendes
Milena Zivkovic
Internal computational dosimetry of natural cisplatin activated in neutron flux
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
cisplatin
monte carlo
internal dosimetry
title Internal computational dosimetry of natural cisplatin activated in neutron flux
title_full Internal computational dosimetry of natural cisplatin activated in neutron flux
title_fullStr Internal computational dosimetry of natural cisplatin activated in neutron flux
title_full_unstemmed Internal computational dosimetry of natural cisplatin activated in neutron flux
title_short Internal computational dosimetry of natural cisplatin activated in neutron flux
title_sort internal computational dosimetry of natural cisplatin activated in neutron flux
topic cisplatin
monte carlo
internal dosimetry
url https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/1816
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