Monte Carlo dosimetry of a realistic multicellular model of follicular lymphoma in a context of radioimmunotherapy.

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Date publication

octobre 2020

Journal

Medical physics

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr ROSSI Cédric


Tous les auteurs :
Bordes J, Incerti S, Mora-Ramirez E, Tranel J, Rossi C, Bezombes C, Bordenave J, Bardiès M, Brown R, Bordage MC

Résumé

Small-scale dosimetry studies generally consider an artificial environment where the tumors are spherical and the radionuclides are homogeneously biodistributed. However, tumor shapes are irregular and radiopharmaceutical biodistributions are heterogeneous, impacting the energy deposition in targeted radionuclide therapy. To bring realism, we developed a dosimetric methodology based on a three-dimensional in vitro model of follicular lymphoma incubated with rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, which might be combined with a radionuclide. The effects of the realistic geometry and biodistribution on the absorbed dose were highlighted by comparison with literature data. Additionally, to illustrate the possibilities of this methodology, the effect of different radionuclides on the absorbed dose distribution delivered to the in vitro tumor were compared.

Mots clés

Auger electrons, Geant4, realistic biological data, small-scale dosimetry, β− particles

Référence

Med Phys. 2020 Oct;47(10):5222-5234