Projects / Programmes
Radiation field characterisation for diagnostic and therapeutic use of radioactive isotopes
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 2.03.00 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Energy engineering |
|
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| T160 |
Technological sciences |
Nuclear engineering and technology |
radioactive isotopes, cyclotron, radiation safety, positron emission tomography, radiation therapy
Researchers (4)
| no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
06743 |
PhD Bogdan Glumac |
Energy engineering |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
0 |
| 2. |
15737 |
PhD Robert Jeraj |
Physics |
Head |
2004 - 2007 |
0 |
| 3. |
05097 |
PhD Matjaž Ravnik |
Energy engineering |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
0 |
| 4. |
08557 |
PhD Andrej Trkov |
Energy engineering |
Researcher |
2006 - 2007 |
0 |
Organisations (1)
| no. |
Code |
Research organisation |
City |
Registration number |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
0106 |
Jožef Stefan Institute |
Ljubljana |
5051606000 |
18 |
Abstract
Construction of a new medical cyclotron for production of radioactive isotopes is planned in Slovenia next year. Because of complex dynamics of the isotope uptake and non-perfect uptake selectivity, imaging and treatment with internal sources represents several challenges. In the proposed project, we are planning to answer several questions related to two basic problems - radiation safety during isotope production and radiation field characterisation during diagnostic as well as therapeutic procedures with internal and external radiation sources. The main goal of the isotope production characterisation for imaging and therapy is to transfer the existing knowledge to specific problems during construction of the new cyclotron facility in Slovenia. Characterisation of the radiation fields during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures is a much more fundamental problem. While dynamics of radioactive tracers is the main problem for diagnostic procedures, accuracy of dose calculations is the main problem for radiation therapy. In the proposed project, we are planning to combine solution to both problems with dynamic Monte Carlo transport. It is realistic to expect that improved accuracy of dose calculation will directly affect cancer therapy and thus influence patient survival rate.
